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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.

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—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜

Pepper prices can change quickly but what happens before the price changes?
One week, pepper is scarce and expensive; the next, increased harvests bring more produce into the market and prices begin to ease. What is driving this swing, and what does it reveal about the relationship between harvest cycles, supply, demand and the ability to preserve fresh produce?
Look beyond the price tag to uncover the market dynamics behind the pepper story.

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.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€?

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ?
A crate may seem like a simple supply-chain tool, but with the right design, it can become a moving brand touchpoint.

๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†โ€”๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.

ColdHubs Highlights the Role of Renewable Energy in Building Food Security and Resilient Livelihoods at UAES Workshop

ColdHubs highlighted how renewable energy can go beyond electricity generation to reduce food loss, protect incomes and strengthen resilient livelihoods at a workshop in Imo State.

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?

Two Months After The Launch: The Story Of Swali Market, Yenagoa Bayelsa State.

A Happy Swali Farmer

The Obvious Changes When A Community Has Access to Reliable Cold Storage? A Look At The State of The Swali Market Two Months After The Launch. What changes when a community that has spent years racing against food spoilage finally has access to reliable cold storage? At first, it may look like a simple change […]