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What Energy-Efficiency means in cold storage?
What Energy-Efficiency means in cold storage? As energy demand is increasing worldwide, the energy market is heating up, [...]
Cooling and energy consumption – how sustainable it is?
What is a food system and what are its characteristics? Today’s food system is built upon refrigeration. Temperature [...]
Reshaping Africa’s rural food systems and cutting food losses – lessons from Kenya
Academics, NGOs, governments and diverse businesses are trying to stem food loss in sub-Saharan Africa, while creating conditions [...]
Commodity 360º – Bananas
Bananas are one of the most consumed and most traded fruits worldwide. It is the fifth most traded agricultural [...]
Participation of small farmers in export markets: the case of Mexican avocados
Participation of small farmers in export markets: the case of Mexican avocados The last two decades have witnessed [...]
10 consumer trends reshaping import markets and offering trade opportunities to tropical countries
10 consumer trends reshaping import markets and offering trade opportunities to tropical countries (Via Forbes and CBI UK) [...]
Ask the expert: how to build a successful ripening program?
Ask the expert: how to build a successful ripening program? Frits Popma is the managing director of Popma [...]
Impact Measurement and Management in Small and Growing Business Support
Impact Measurement and Management in Supporting Small and Growing Businesses This impact stories booklet shares the voices of [...]
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Bananas
How to achieve sustainable agriculture with the cultivation of bananas Bananas are the world’s most exported and valuable [...]
The Future of Fresh Event Summary
The Future of Fresh: Rethinking our Food Systems at the First Mile of Distribution On 20 November, InspiraFarms [...]
What are the opportunities and challenges of cold chain in Kenya?
The cold chain – consisting of pre-cooling, refrigerated storage, and refrigerated transport – is one of the pillars of [...]
Ask The Expert – Global Cold Chain Alliance
Interview with Global Cold Chain Alliance ExpertsThe Global Cold Chain Alliance is a trade association that represents the key [...]
What are the major trends of AgTech investment?
What are the major trends of AgTech investment? Investing in the agricultural sector is often regarded as one [...]
Ask The Expert: Seth Silverman – Investing in First-mile Distribution Agtech
Seth Silverman is a Principal and the Director of Africa Operations for Factor[e] Ventures and previously managed Kenyan operations [...]
How to measure and reduce postharvest losses in fresh produce supply chains?
How to measure and reduce postharvest losses in fresh produce supply chains? Interview with Dr. Lisa Kitinoja Dr. [...]
What’s New: How is the cold chain growing in developing countries?
The cold chain - constituted by pre-cooling, refrigerated storage, and refrigerated transport - is one of the pillars [...]
What’s New: Key considerations for succeeding in your logistics for exporting fresh produce
Key considerations for succeeding in your logistics for exporting fresh produce Exporting and transporting goods is a complicated endeavor [...]
How does logistics works in InspiraFarms Cooling? Critical aspects
Critical aspects of how logistics work in InspiraFarms Cooling? Ask the Expert Our month invited expert: Alessandra Quartesan [...]
Ask The Expert: How to become a certified B Corp
6 Step Guide to Becoming a Certified B Corp Perhaps you’re in the initial stages of research, or [...]