NovaChill unveils chilly storage system to curb meals wastage

NovaChill in a brand new three way partnership between Mystrose Agro Commodities Restricted and the Ministry of Finance Included, is rolling out a nationwide community of recent cold-chain warehouses.

In line with a press release to The PidomNigeria, the initiative is geared toward decreasing post-harvest losses, stabilising provide, and making meals accessible year-round.

The assertion learn, “The rollout begins within the first week of December 2025 with the launch of Nigeria’s most superior onion storage hub in Sokoto.

“This will likely be adopted by one other state-of-the-art warehouse within the South-South area within the first quarter of 2026. NovaChill has confirmed that these are simply the preliminary phases, with extra amenities deliberate throughout the nation to create a seamless cold-chain infrastructure.

“The anticipated advantages are substantial: decrease post-harvest losses, stabilised market costs, elevated farmer incomes, greater export-ready surpluses, and higher international change earnings.”

NovaChill mentioned the nationwide cold-chain community will rework Nigeria’s perishable meals worth chain and mark a significant step ahead within the combat in opposition to meals waste.

“By offering farmers with fashionable storage options, the corporate goals to make sure that extra produce reaches customers whereas creating alternatives for export and financial progress.

“With the rollout of NovaChill’s chilly storage amenities, Nigeria is taking a decisive step in the direction of meals safety and a extra resilient agricultural sector,” the assertion added.

Nigeria’s persistent scarcity of chilly storage for perishable crops has lengthy been a barrier to attaining meals safety.

Yearly, huge post-harvest losses in greens, fruits, onions, and potatoes erase a good portion of farmers’ output, push up costs, and depart tens of millions of Nigerians weak to meals shortages.