Across Africa and India a framework was designed taking a comprehensive, needs-driven, system of systems approach to deliver cold-chains.
Cold-chain delivery
We aim to deliver cold-chains:
- sustainably with minimum environmental impact;
- equitably, providing access for all, including poor, disadvantaged, and marginalised farmers and their communities, as well as women and youth;
- whilst ensuring that they are future-proofed and resilient against changes to the system as well as future risks, shocks and disruptions.
Our 9 key pillars
There are key pillars with content being developed by academic partners across the cold-chain:
- Capacity building & Training;
- Finance & Business Models;
- Technology, Innovation & Demonstration;
- System Design & Modelling;
- One Health & Resilience;
- Enabling Policies & Thought Leadership;
- Manufacturing & Assembly;
- Energy Transition;
- Market Needs & Consumer Behaviour.
Our delivery approach
The key pillars are underpinned by a dual physical and online delivery approach:
- Centres of Excellence - The first of which is the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain in Rwanda. Two more are in development in India at Haryana and Telangana.
- SPOKEs – SPecialised Outreach and Knowledge Establishment. The first is a reference SPOKE in Kenya, with three more in development in Rwanda, Senegal and Lesotho.
- The Clean Cooling Network (this web platform) - providing a central resource to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing throughout the cooling and cold-chain community - Register for free and start collaborating now.
Knowledge sharing
Within the Resources section of the platform you will find tools, models, publications and more to help aid your delivery of a sustainable cooling environment, for your needs.
