
Cold Chain
Modern cold chain technology is crucial for reducing food waste and ensuring a sustainable agricultural sector. However, in many developing regions, the high cost and energy demands of this technology make it difficult to implement, contributing to significant food loss and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Expanding access to affordable and efficient cooling solutions is key to addressing both food security and climate challenges.
Cold chains manage the temperature of perishable goods from farm to table – maintaining quality and safety in the supply chain, reducing food loss, and enhancing income-generating opportunities.
Agricultural cold chains are crucial to developing markets and improving economic outcomes of agriculture-based economies. Establishing cold chains as extensive and reliable as those in industrialised countries would enable developing countries to raise food supply by 15%.