Tag Archives: food preservation

Meet the 10 semifinalists of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy!

As the demand for computing power and natural resources grows across the world,
these innovative companies are lowering input costs, strengthening supply chains, and
unlocking new revenue from underused resources.

Can Innovation Make Healthy Food Affordable?World Food Day 2026

Africa faces a difficult question: if food innovation is advancing, why is a healthy diet still out of reach for so many? For World Food Day 2026, we examine the economics of nourishment and the systems that connect food to people.

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ-๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ

What if your cooperative could do more than sell produce together? Discover how shared cold storage, refrigerated transport and better coordination can help members reduce avoidable losses and build a more reliable route to market.

ColdHubs Market Weekly: Fresh Produce Prices, Supply & Market Outlook.

What is really happening in Nigeriaโ€™s fresh food markets, and what does it mean for the people who grow, trade, transport, and sell our food? The ColdHubs Market Review uncovers the trends, price shifts, supply challenges, and market signals shaping the food business. Discover what is changing, what is driving it, and what farmers, traders, and food businesses need to watch.

๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜: How Cold Storage is Giving Suleman More Choice at Obinze

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?
His experience with ColdHubs Obinze Hub offers a different perspective on the impact of cold storage- one where preserving produce also means preserving time, choice and possibilities.

Your Business May Be Losing More Than You Think: 7 Signs You Need Cold Storage

Spoilage, declining product quality and lost sales may be more than operational challenges they could be signs that your business needs cold storage. Here are seven indicators to watch and what they could mean for your business

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€: ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

What if the biggest question in Africaโ€™s cold-chain development isnโ€™t ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ? Location, energy availability and access to markets can determine whether cold-chain infrastructure delivers lasting value or simply becomes another facility. A new industry tool from Sustainable Energy for All is putting these factors under the spotlight.
๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ.

From Scrap Metal to Thermal Storage: How ColdHubs Reinvented the Solar Cold Room

Instead of asking a battery to hold all the energy as electricity, what if you could store the cold itself?

That question changed everything. It led ColdHubs from its first scrap-metal prototype to a second-generation system that stores cooling energy directly โ€” the same way ice holds cold long after the freezer is switched off. A decade of building, deploying and redesigning in real Nigerian markets had produced something far beyond a cold room.

It had produced a cold chain.

What If Nigerian Womenโ€™s August Meetings Could Help Reduce Food Loss?

Every August, women return home with ideas, resources and networks. What if those same gatherings became a starting point for tackling food loss, protecting livelihoods and strengthening local food systems?