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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—›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.

EXPANSION: From Investment to Infrastructure: Shell Foundation Visits ColdHubsโ€™ Juapong Facility

The journey from investment to impact does not end when a facility is built. At ColdHubsโ€™ Juapong facility, it is only beginning. Find out what the latest partner visit reveals about building stronger post-harvest systems.

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˜†.

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.

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.

ColdHubs Weekly Market Report

“The market just flipped the script. After weeks of falling prices, every single fresh produce item tracked this week โ€” from tomatoes to livestock โ€” either rose or held firm. Spring onions, which crashed by half just seven days ago, staged a stunning comeback with prices climbing as much as 36% in the south. So what’s driving the surge, and who stands to win or lose? This week’s Market Weekly breaks down the numbers zone by zone.”