cold storage

Chennai student Mahek Parvez has innovated SunHarvested CoolRooms, a sustainable alternative to cold storage that “mimics nature” to increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by three times.

Deepak Rajmohan and Vijay Anand have innovated simple sachets as alternatives to cold storage for farmers to increase the shelf life of their produce without refrigeration. Watch this video to see how it is reducing food wastage.

Tushar Devidayal, CEO & Founder of Mumbai-based DD Solar speaks of their award-winning flagship product, the 100 L Solar DC Refrigerator, which has benefitted over 400 small businesses in rural India.

Alumni of IIT-Kharagpur have built a cold storage facility named Ecofrost via their startup, Ecozone Solutions. This is a portable facility that offers pre-cooling of fruits, vegetables and flowers to increase their shelf life and reduce transportation costs

Sangeeta Chopra, scientist at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi along with scientists from Michigan State University conceived a solar-powered cold storage facility that can accommodate 2,000 kilos of farm produce

Saptkrishi, a startup in Bihar, founded by Nikky Kumar Jha and his younger sister, Rashmi Jha, have devised an IoT technology — the Sabjikothi — which is helping farmers store their produce for longer while also keeping them fresh.

B Medical Systems, a Luxembourg-based firm, is gearing up to produce storage and transportation facilities for the COVID-19 vaccines by setting up a manufacturing unit in Gujarat and partnering with a Mumba-based firm.

This Thane-based agri-tech startup has developed a low-cost cold storage unit, which can help marginal farmers improve the quality and quantity of their produce.

India is the the world's largest producer of milk. But 40-50% of the total production goes to waste — which is what makes this patented system so cool, no pun intended!

Be it in a hospital or a college canteen, ideas for path-breaking innovations can strike you anywhere, at anytime. The win is in recognizing and following them through, as these individuals did to become changemakers of our society. You can, too! Last week to apply for @Villgro’s iPitch for Rs 8 Crore investment & more: www.villgro.org/ipitch