What We Do

A whole system of systems approach

Based on market studies and needs assessments across Africa and India and desk-based research, a framework was designed taking a comprehensive, needs-driven, system of systems approach to deliver cold-chains:

  1. sustainably with minimum environmental impact;
  2. equitably, providing access for all, including poor, disadvantaged, and marginalised farmers and their communities, as well as women and youth;
  3. whilst ensuring that they are future-proofed and resilient against changes to the system as well as future risks, shocks and disruptions.

There are six key pillars with content being developed by academic partners across the cold-chain:

  • Training and capacity building;
  • Finance and Business Models;
  • Enabling Policies;
  • Technologies (applied research, testing and demonstration);
  • System Design and Modelling;
  • Future-proofed sustainable vaccine cold-chain.

These 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.

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The latest from the global Clean Cooling community

CCN and ACES announce the Festival of Cooling for September 2025

The Clean Cooling Network and the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) are hosting a week-long, public engagement “Festival of Cooling” (Sept 22nd – 26th) at the ACES Campus in Kigali, Rwanda, and via an outreach programme.

Signing moves Haryana Centre of Excellence a step closer to opening

The Haryana-UK Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Crop Post-Harvest Management & Cold-Chain will help farmers get more of their crops to market sustainably.

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Exclusive lectures and workshops from the Clean Cooling team and partners.

Festival of Cooling

The Clean Cooling Network and the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) are hosting a week-long, public engagement “Festival of Cooling” at the ACES Campus in Kigali, Rwanda, and via an outreach programme.

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