KAMIM Technologies Ltd has won the mandate to spearhead Nigeria's HARVIST project, a $2.1 million undertaking designed to slash post-harvest losses in farming communities.
Solar-powered cold storage units will anchor the initiative. Smart irrigation systems and IoT monitoring tools will complete the infrastructure package.
Italy's Ministry of Environment and Energy Security is backing the effort. The International Energy Agency partners on implementation.
Adekoyejo Kuye runs KAMIM Technologies. He painted a bleak picture during a recent statement.
"Every harvest season we meet farmers who did everything right but still lose income because the infrastructure isn't there," Kuye said. Power failures, absent storage facilities, and distant markets compound their struggle, according to him.
Farmers need real solutions, not theoretical pilots. They require dependable electricity, quality-preserving cold rooms, and transparent market connections.
Kuye noted that funding now enables KAMIM to deliver an integrated system across Nigeria. Digital tools will track results and identify what scales.
Over 24 months, HARVIST intends to serve more than 10,000 farmers and agri-business operators. Women will make up at least half of those reached.
Job creation is projected at over 250 positions. Installation, operations, logistics, maintenance and training will generate these opportunities.
When running at full capacity, the system promises significant environmental gains. Annual food preservation could hit 2,600 tonnes.
Clean electricity generation is forecast at 394 MWh yearly. Diesel displacement may reach 131,000 litres annually.
Carbon emissions would drop by roughly 350 tCO2e each year. These projections remain subject to verification through monitoring frameworks.
KAMIM built on earlier models called SoCool and CoolCycle. Both demonstrated solar cold storage's commercial viability.
HARVIST merges clean power with cooling, irrigation and data systems. Success here could unlock scalable agri-energy solutions beyond initial deployment sites.
A consortium of partners will support rollout across communities. Farmer networks, technical institutions and market players join the effort.
KAMIM handles Nigeria delivery as the lead engineering partner. Site implementation, commissioning and local capacity building fall under its remit.
HARVIST stands for Hub for Agricultural Resilience through Value-chain, Irrigation, Storage and Technology. It builds directly on lessons from earlier solar cold-chain work.
