ColdFarms provides innovative, solar-powered cold storage units that help farmers preserve their produce, increase income, and reduce food waste.
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Across Africa, smallholder farmers lose up to 40% of their harvest due to lack of proper storage facilities. Without cold storage, fresh produce quickly spoils in hot climates, causing significant economic losses and contributing to food insecurity.
Nearly half of all harvested produce spoils before reaching consumers
Economic impact on African farmers and local economies
Lost income for smallholder farmers
Less than 10% of smallholder farmers sell thier produces online
ColdFarms tackles post-harvest losses and stabilizes farmer income through a dual approach:
We deploy solar-powered cold storage units directly at farmer market zones.
Farmers can opt-in to add their stored produce to a fulfillment pool for the ColdFarms app.
Essentially, each cold storage unit doubles as a mini-fulfillment center, creating an efficient, integrated fresh produce supply chain.
Farmers reserve cold space using our farmers mobile app.
Produce is weighed, tagged, and stored safely.
Farmers have the choice to opt in to add their produce to a fulfillment pool.
When Consumers shop via the Coldfarms grocery app, we select from that pooled inventory to fulfil the orders.
The farmer whose products were used to fulfil gets paid instantly via mobile money.
Join hundreds of farmers already benefiting from ColdFarms technology.
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