Nigeria: Nigeria requires 5,000 cold trucks to tackle N3.5trn post-harvest losses — Africa Links 24

The Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa, OTACCWA, says Nigeria needs 5,000 cold trucks and 100 cold rooms to tackle its N3.5 trillion annual post-harvest losses.

The association’s president, Alexander Isong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.

Mr Isong said Nigeria produces approximately 55 million metric tonnes of food annually with 40 per cent of it lost due to poor cold chain infrastructure.

This, he said,…