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Blog: Reducing Fruit and Vegetable Losses with Clay Pot Coolers: An Ancient Technology

Updated: Sep 27

CoolVeg Founder, Eric Verploegen published a blog in USAID's Agrilinks about clay pot coolers ahead of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste titled: Reducing Fruit and Vegetable Losses with Clay Pot Coolers: An Ancient Technology for the Current Moment


The blog highlights three reasons why clay pot coolers should be deployed alongside efforts for increased electrification:


1) Clay pot coolers can be rapidly deployed to help right now

2) Clay pot coolers are more cost-effective than electric refrigerators for fruit and vegetable storage

3) Clay pot coolers are easy to make, easy to understand and affordable — and can empower communities


Read the full blog here: https://agrilinks.org/post/reducing-fruit-and-vegetable-losses-clay-pot-coolers-ancient-technology-current-moment


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