Kenya - Business creation project
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Cold Storage As A Service_
Suncool offers solar-powered cold storage as a Service. Customers can lease or rent space on a pay-as-you-store model. This makes cold storage accessible and affordable to farmers, fishers, & market traders without making huge CapEx investments.
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Cold Storage As A Service_
Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots
Suncool offers solar-powered cold storage as a Service. Customers can lease or rent space on a pay-as-you-store model. This makes cold storage accessible and affordable to farmers, fishers, & market traders without making huge CapEx investments.
01.01 Décrivez votre projet en détail
Suncool will invest in cold storage assets and operate cold storage as a service business model. We have partnered with Ecozen Solutions, India (https://www.ecozensolutions.com/ecofrost) which is the market leader in solar-powered cold storage. We will buy portable cold storage units of different sizes and lease/rent them to farmers, farmers' producer organizations, aggregators, exporters, and other institutions dealing with temperature-sensitive produce. The cold room units are containerized and portable allowing us to move them from one site to another. The cold room units are off-grid which allows us to deploy the solution at the first mile and off-grid regions where there is no reliable electricity to operate conventional cold storage solutions.
01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?
Post-harvest food loss - up to 40% of temperature-sensitive food produced is wasted in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa. With a solar-powered cold storage solution, we can solve food loss problems at the farmgate and market level.
01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service que vous souhaitez fournir par votre projet (au moins 3).
1. It is solar-powered with minimal Operation cost. 2. The use of renewable energy has benefits to the climate. 3. It is off-grid which enables us to deploy the solutions in off-grid areas with no reliable electricity.
01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adressera le produit/service de votre projet. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?
The beneficiaries of the projects are all dealers in temperature-sensitive produce. we will provide cold storage to smallholder farmers, smallholder fishers, farmers groups, aggregators, exporters, distributors, off-grid resorts, & market traders. This will help minimize post-harvest food loss at farmgate, market, or point of consumption.
01.05 Quand avez-vous commencé à travailler sur votre projet ?
01/01/2024
01.06 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires sur votre projet en plus de vous ?
2
01.07 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?
0
01.08 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre projet (compétences, expérience, etc.).
1. Francis Wainaiana - https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-wainaina-57575421/ He has extensive experience working in the energy sector for over 10 years. He has worked with GOGLA, PWC, and Practical Action, and he is currently the Offgrid lead for the Empower East and Central Africa energy access program with USAID 2. David Njugi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-njugi-709a8924/ Former East Africa regional representative at GOGLA, he is currently working with World Resource Institute (WRI) as the program specialist for the Productive Use Of Renewable Energy (PURE)
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01.10 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre projet ?
a) Énergie (équipements, services, énergie durable et fossiles)
02.01.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
By minimizing postharvest food loss, we will improve the incomes of smallholder farmers. Agriculture employs 40% of Kenya's population and over 70% of the rural population. By increasing the incomes of the rural population, we will be targeting to improve the livelihood of up to 40% of the Kenyan population.
02.02.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
In a world where people are dying from hunger, one-third of all food produced is wasted every year. In Sub-Saharan Africa, post-harvest food losses are estimated to be worth US$ 4 billion per year. This is enough food to feed at least 48 million people. (FAO) Access to cold storage will minimize postharvest food loss and lead us toward food security.
02.03.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
A population that is food insecure may be at an increased risk for a variety of negative health outcomes and health disparities. Improving food security improves good health and well-being of the population.
02.04.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Éducaiton de Qualité'
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02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Increased rural population incomes as a result of minimized postharvest food loss mean families have money to take children to school.
02.05.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'
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02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Most of the smallholder farmers and fresh produce traders are women. Access to affordable cold storage will increase their incomes as a result of reduced wastage at farms and market.
02.06.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'
1 - Pas du tout d'accord
02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Not Applicable
02.07.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Our cold rooms are solar-powered with thermal technology that provides up to 30 hours of backup. Solar power is affordable and sustainable, especially in Kenya and Sub Saharan Africa.
02.08.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
By minimizing post-harvest food loss, incomes of smallholder farmers is increased which represents 40% of the Kenya Population. This provides rural employment and overall sustainable development
02.09.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovaiton et Infrastructure'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
The project aims at building a sustainable cooling infrastructure. By utilizing solar power, we can have a decentralized infrastructure that solves first-mile food loss.
02.10.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'
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02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Improved smallholder farmers' incomes lead to growth in rural economies which increased the GDP of the country. Reduced rural poverty reduces the income gap between the rural and urban population.
02.11.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'
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02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Improving agriculture productivity in rural communities and increasing their revenue build resilient and sustainable communities
02.12.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsable'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Our projects ensure all food produces is not wasted postharvest. This gives motivation to farmers to increase productivity as what they produce will reach the market and increase their revenues. Access to cold chain promotes responsible production.
02.13.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Luttle contre les Changements Climatiques'
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
02.14.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'
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02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
The use of solar power minimizes the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere. This minimizes ocean acidification as less CO2 is absorbed by the ocean. This helps to conserve ocean biodiversity.
02.15.01 Mon projetp contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'
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02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Solar cold rooms minimize the food loss and lowers the emission footprint. The use of renewable energy also eliminate the use of CO2 generating diesel genset that would accelerate climate change and biodiversity loss.
02.16.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'
1 - Pas du tout d'accord
02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
Not Applicable
02.17.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'
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02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet
We plan to partner with other companies in the agriculture sector to accelerate the adoption of cold chain infrastructures. We will also partner with NGOs with Food loss mitigation initiatives to support agriculture communities and promote food security sustainable development
05.01 Il existe un grand nombre de clients qui utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire à celui que nous envisageons de créer.
1 - Pas du tout d'accord
05.02 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau
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05.03 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
05.04 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant
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05.05 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services
3
05.06 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.
7 - Tout à fait d'accord
05.07 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service
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05.08 Justification de mon projet
1. Decentralized cold storage infrastructure is almost nonexistent in Kenya. Most cold storage facilities are available in urban setups in supermarkets, airport, and big processors. Very few people have access to off-grid cold storage close to the point of production. 2. Cold storage is not a new concept because electric cold rooms are found in urban areas and in malls and export zones at the airport. off-grid decentralized cold rooms are a new product with a limited presence in the country 3. We will be offering a portable, solar-powered cold room with IoT capability. You can monitor performance from a mobile App from anywhere in the world. This is a new technology 4. The use of solar power is an improvement to the available electric and diesel-operated cold storage infrastructure. 5. There is a huge need for such solutions that can solve postharvest food loss Farmgate. 6. Solar cold room is a new version of existing cooling technologies.
05.09 Qui sont vos principaux potentiels concurrents et qu'est-ce qui vous différencie d'eux ?
1. Almar Containers - They rent out containerized electric cold room that consumes up to 400 USD of grid cost in a month. Our product is solar-powered with minimal operation cost. It is also smart and IoT-enabled with remote monitoring capability and offers predictive maintenance 2. SokoFresh - They have solar-powered units but operating a different business model. They operate an aggregation model and Pay As You Store Model. We plan to rent the cold room to entrepreneurs or organized farmers group. This guarantees revenue at the end of the month.
10.06 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?
Our project will support many female farmers and fresh produce traders.
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