{"id":6516,"date":"2026-03-09T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/?page_id=6516"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:26:10","slug":"cool-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/sw\/open-call\/open-call-1-subprojects\/cool-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool-iT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6516\" class=\"elementor elementor-6516\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba2177 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aba2177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ece38 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ece38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cool-iT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586596b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"586596b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7f8cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b7f8cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdfb9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fdfb9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"161b439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kyu.ac.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-it-Kyambogo-University-KYU-Logo-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-it-Kyambogo-University-KYU-Logo-.png 735w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-it-Kyambogo-University-KYU-Logo--600x451.png 600w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-it-Kyambogo-University-KYU-Logo--16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-img2-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5b434 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd5b434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a01f33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a01f33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472bc21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"472bc21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe5274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbe5274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wasiliana nasi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16639e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b16639e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Matia Mukama<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bab837 icon-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-mae-list\" data-id=\"8bab837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mae-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"master-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"master-icon-text list-item\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t        <\/div> \n\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t            <a href=\"mailto:mmatia@kyu.ac.ug\" target=\"_blank\" \">mmatia@kyu.ac.ug<\/a>\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61a644 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c61a644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a232ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a232ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Farouk Semwogerere  <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682a91d icon-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-mae-list\" data-id=\"682a91d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mae-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"master-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"master-icon-text list-item\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t        <\/div> \n\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t            <a href=\"mailto:sfarouk.optics@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" \">sfarouk.optics@gmail.com<\/a>\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4054741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4054741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2447a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mae-button\" data-id=\"d2447a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mae-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        \n        <a class=\"master-button btn-accent icon-none medium btn-hover-2\" href=\"https:\/\/kyu.ac.ug\/\" \n             target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\n            <span class=\"inner\">\n                <span class=\"content-base\">\n                                        <span class=\"text\">WEBSITE<\/span>\n                                    <\/span>\n\n                <span class=\"content-hover\">\n                                        <span class=\"text\">WEBSITE<\/span>\n                                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n\n            <span class=\"bg-hover\"><\/span>        <\/a>\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e87929d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e87929d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90468b9\" data-id=\"90468b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f3f42 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7f3f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cool-iT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a43391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1a43391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a31bb54\" data-id=\"a31bb54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb31d8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb31d8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef75273 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef75273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d22172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d22172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sub-project Title:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b410826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b410826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Improving the perishable food value chain of West Nile region of Uganda with climate-smart low-cost innovations to enhance food and nutrition security<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49101e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49101e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funding Awarded:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bd3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4bd3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\u20ac 60,000<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75798 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d75798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8147dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8147dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2-370x370.png 370w, https:\/\/foodsafety4africa.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cool-iT-logo-2-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef0910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ef0910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b5005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47b5005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Location of the sub-project:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbb21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bbb21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>West Nile region of Uganda<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67dc0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67dc0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global food production is increasing, yet over one-third is lost postharvest, threatening food security and fuelling climate change. Low-income, food-deficit countries contribute 22% of global food loss, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups, particularly women engaged in perishable produce trade. Inadequate cold chains are a major driver, causing losses of 526 million tons annually and reducing smallholder incomes by 15%. Uganda lags in cold storage capacity; for instance, Arua City had no bulk cold facility in 2024 despite evidence that refrigeration could save 144 million tons globally. This study aims to (1) assess the magnitude, causes, and costs of postharvest losses in perishable value chains in West Nile, (2) co-create and test low-input off-grid preservation technologies using local resources, and (3) train and equip vendors to adopt these innovations. 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