Cool Mangoes

Cool芒果项目解决了科特迪瓦园艺产品冷藏的关键问题。芒果是一种重要的产品，可以在食物链中更有效地利用，减少因果蝇袭击造成的浪费和产品的易腐烂性质。农民查理(英国)和Cool Lions(科特迪瓦)正在合作为合作社开发一种优化的数字信息冷却解决方案。集装箱将以一种租金到自有的经济高效模式提供给合作社。然后，合作社将通过具有成本效益的即店即付模式向农民出售制冷能力。我们的解决方案依赖于稳定的太阳能电池板能源，支持科特迪瓦从可再生能源获得42%电力的目标。在数字方面，集装箱配备了远程门锁系统和传感器(例如温度)，以确保冷却设施的高效使用和产品的最佳保存。传感器还将被用来测量外部温度，并提供一种“及时”冷藏的方式，这将为农民提供更多的机会，在以后以最好的价格出售他们的农产品，同时减少20%-40%的收获后废物。这也意味着二氧化碳排放量的减少。“凉爽芒果”项目将在科特迪瓦北部一个农村小镇进行现场测试，展示冷藏的好处，这个小镇是芒果生产的中心，涉及一个400名农民社区。小农芒果种植者将能够保存他们的产品，将芒果和其他园艺产品(如菠萝、水果和蔬菜)的货架期延长几周。该项目将验证我们创新的制冷即服务解决方案，并作为其他合作社领导人的访问中心，以确保更多的部署和扩大我们的存在。将努力监测和确保平等、多样性和包容性，特别是女农民和青年。我们还将制定净零、可持续性计划，并监测和评估项目的成功。社区将不仅受益于收入的增加，而且还将通过长期提供富含维生素的水果和蔬菜来受益，有助于改善当地人口的健康。

The Cool Mangoes project addresses the critical issue of cool storage of horticultural produces in Côte d'Ivoire. Mangoes make an important product which could be more efficiently used in the food chain, lowering wastes due to fruit flight attacks and the perishable nature of the production.Farmer Charlie (UK) and Cool Lions (Côte d'Ivoire) are partnering to develop an optimised digitally informed cooling solution for cooperatives.Containers will be available to cooperatives under a rent-to-own economically efficient model. In turn, cooperatives will then sell cooling capacity to farmers through a cost-effective, pay-as-you-store model.Our solution relies on solar panel energy, which is stable, and supports Côte d'Ivoire's goal of getting 42% electricity from renewable sources.On the digital front, containers are equipped with a remote door-lock system and sensors (e.g., temperature) to ensure the efficient use of the cooling facility and the best preservation of the produces. Sensors will also be used to measure external temperature and provide a way for "just-in-time" cool storage, which will provide further opportunities for farmers to sell their produces at the best price, later, while lowering the 20-40% post-harvest wastes. This translates in a CO2 emission reduction too.The "Cool Mangoes" project will demonstrate the benefits of cool storage through an on-site test in a Northern rural town of Côte d'Ivoire, central to mango production, involving a community of 400 farmers.Smallholder mango farmers will be able to preserve their produce, extending the shelf life of mangoes and other horticultural products (e.g., pineapples, fruits, and vegetables) by several weeks. The project will validate our innovative cooling-as-a-service solution and serve as a visitor centre for other cooperative leaders to secure additional deployments and scale our presence.An effort will be made to monitor and ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion, especially of women farmers and youth. We will also devise plan for net zero, sustainability and monitoring and evaluation of the success of the project. The communities will benefit not only through income increase, but also through the availability of vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables over a longer period of time, contributing to bettering of the local population health.