Sustainable and effective cold chains are crucial for the transportation of food and medicine, but in many parts of rural Africa they have been sorely lacking. Tackling this issue is a Kenyan startup SolarFresh, which is using solar energy in fruits and vegetable cold transportation trucks and retail kiosks.

SolarFresh is a logistics service company that harnesses solar energy to keep fruits and vegetables fresh. The company provides logistic services to vendors with solar powered cold containers and trucks that are insulated to harness solar energy.

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