The Problem: In developing countries, 45% of food spoils mainly due to lack of cold storage
470 million small farmers to lose 25% of their annual income
Perishable food especially fresh fruits and vegetables start to deteriorate as soon as they are harvested because they are cut off from their source of water and nutrition. They lose weight, texture, flavor, nutritional value and appeal. Cooling significantly slows down the rate of deterioration, thereby increasing the storage life of the produce.