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