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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.

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—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˜†.

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.

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.

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 […]

Food Safety Tips for the Rainy Season: How to Keep Food Safe and Fresh

The rainy season brings cooler temperatures and much-needed rainfall, but it also creates conditions that can increase the risk of food contamination, waterborne diseases, mold growth, and faster food spoilage. Higher humidity levels, flooding, poor sanitation, and unstable storage conditions can affect the safety and quality of food if proper precautions are not taken. Whether […]

Childrenโ€™s Day 2026: ColdHubs Promotes Food Safety Awareness Among Future Leaders

At ColdHubs, creating impact goes beyond preserving food and reducing post-harvest losses. It also means investing in the people who will shape the future of our communities. To mark the 2026 Children’s Day celebration, the ColdHubs team visited schools within its host communities to engage pupils in interactive learning sessions focused on food safety, food […]