Sisimua Food Storage
Every year, over 2 billion tonnes of food worth over $2.6 Trillion go to waste due to several reasons, the primary reason being lack of storage. The Sisimua solution is to offer shared Food storage using refrigerated and dry shipping containers that will be located next to the local markets throughout the African Continent. The dry containers will be used for storage of non-perishable dry foods such as legumes, corn [maize], wheat and others. The refrigerated containers will be for storage of perishable horticultural, meat, fish and some dairy products. The farmers and traders will have access to the storage areas on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Problem: The amount of market produce that goes to waste is astronomical, annually over 2 billion tonnes of food which represents almost a third of the total food produced globally. This results in global food insecurity and perpetuates poverty.
Solution: Shared food Storage solutions at the local markets. No long term storage contracts, storage on a need to basis.
It will serve small holder farmers and traders who will have access to affordable food storage close to their markets at affordable prices that will result in better returns due to less wastage.
- Improve supply chain practices to reduce food loss, scale new business models for producer-market connections, and create low-carbon cold chains
We aim to address the food security challenges faced globally by the marginaliszed that have over the years been the poorest of our brothers and sisters
- Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea
- A new business model or process
Simplicity, shared service solution and proximity to the food markets
Minimal technology initially other than mobile money for payment processing.
Shipping containers have been in use for the past 60 years or so and proven their reliability in the logistics industry.
Shared food storage on a small and local scale basis
- Women & Girls
- Pregnant Women
- Elderly
- Rural
- Peri-Urban
- Urban
- Poor
- Low-Income
- Minorities & Previously Excluded Populations
- Persons with Disabilities
- 1. No Poverty
- 2. Zero Hunger
- 3. Good Health and Well-Being
- 9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
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