Vendors get cooling system to preserve Fruits Vegetables

As realities of post-harvest challenges continue to haunt farmers across the country, a group of female market vendors in Kampala have been supported to ensure their fresh fruits and vegetables are preserved.
Planted at Ntinda Strecher market with over 80 percent women in the vegetable and fruit section, the solar system with capacity of three tonnes cools at 12 degrees. 
The system unveiled by GIZ through the African Women Agribusiness Network (AWAN) preserves the vegetables and fruits for at least one week but the market venders usually have their produce in there for at least two days. Post by the Daily Monitor. Read the whole article