Across Kenya and much of Africa, producers lose a significant share of their income not because they lack demand, but because they lack reliable cold storage. Fishers, food vendors, aggregators, and smallholder producers work hard to harvest value, only to watch it spoil before it reaches the market.
Post-harvest losses remain one of the biggest invisible drains on income in the food system.
In Sub-Saharan Africa alone, food losses are valued at billions of dollars annually, enough to feed tens of millions of people and dramatically improve livelihoods.
For fishers and fresh food producers, the problem is even more severe. Without access to cooling, seafood and perishable produce deteriorate rapidly, forcing sellers to accept lower prices, rush to unreliable buyers, or discard unsold goods entirely.
This isn’t just a storage problem. It’s an income problem, a food security problem, and a market access problem.
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