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Energy Efficient Cold Storages at the Farm Gate

Chennai, India
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Soumalya Mukherjee
4 years ago

Description

A centralised approach to cold storage infrastructure has resulted in leaving out the majority of marginal farmers in India. The model followed till date, either has a high capital expenditure or operational costs, that ultimately results in turning of cold storages into warehouses. There is a need for modular cold storage infrastructure that can fit not only in the storage space, but also in the transportation as well.
Not only agriculture, but other allied industries are also i

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Impact

Reaching out to marginal farmers/ fishermen is necessary as they make up 80% of the agriculture and allied industries segment. Energy-efficient cooling solutions can reduce carbon footprint as well.

Population Affected

>100,000

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Chennai, India

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Modular low-cost cold storage system

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