Improving and promoting vegetables cold storage in Nigeria
Project title
Improving and promoting vegetables cold storage in Nigeria
Project country/region
☐ East Asia & Pacific
☐ Europe & Central Asia
☐ Latin America & The Carribean
☐ Middle East & North Africa
☐ North America
☐ South Asia
☐ Sub-Saharan Africa
Project organisation
The Smallholders Foundation, supported by GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture.
Project description
To create awareness about the benefits of post harvest management of perishable food and use of PV operated cold storage system and thus, create demand for it amongst smallholder farmers in Nigeria. The Smallholder Foundation developed and disseminated a 12 module educational comic and training material which address farmers and farmer groups, by informing them about good post-harvest practices in general, including sorting, packing and storing methods. The approach increased the demand for the PV cold storage - ColdHub system amongst farmers.
Project related to following sources of energy
☑ Solar
☐ Biomass
☐ Biofuel
☐ Biogas
☐ Wind
☐ Geo-Thermal
☐ Hydro
☐ Energy Efficiency
☐ Other: /
Project primarily related to the following Commodity Groups
☐ Cereals
☑ Fruits and vegetables
☐ Nuts and berries
☐ Forage
☐ Dairy products
☐ Meat products
☐ Oil Seeds
☐ Roots and Tubers
☐ Eggs
☐ Pulses
☐ Fiber Crops
☐ Forestry
☐ Sugars
☐ Stimulants
☐ Spices
☐ Other: /
Project primarily related to the following Agricultural Value Chain Steps
☐ Mechanization
☐ Efficiency of Operation
☐ Processing
☑ Transportation
☐ Controlled Atmosphere
☑ Controlled Temperature
☐ Mechanical Sorting
☑ Preservation
☐ Other: /
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