Decision-Makers Workshop & Conference 2024
Promoting Access to Sustainable Refrigeration for the Agricultural Sector
The SelfChill team together with Don Bosco Solar invites to the workshop and conference on solar cooling technologies on 13th June 2024, 2.30pm -5pm, at Don Bosco Technical Institute, Tema, Ghana
Nearly 40 percent of the workforce in Ghana is employed in agriculture. Especially in rural areas many smallholder farmers, food aggregators and traders face post-harvest losses due to lack of refrigeration. How can solar cooling solutions help to improve productivity in agricultural value chains?
Programme:
Session 1: Overview of solar cooling in the agricultural sector
Technology intro and Best-practice examples
Session 2: Implementing sustainable refrigeration in Ghana
Roundtable with Q&A session and Networking Coffee
Target group:
Decision-makers from NGOs and GOs, actors from the agricultural sector and food processing, representatives of industry associations
When:
Thursday, 13th June, 2.30 pm – 5 pm
Where:
Don Bosco Solar at Technical Institute, Tema, Ghana
Located at Tema off Akosombo Rd, between police barrier and Afariwa Junction.
GPS ADDRESS GB-031-4412
About SelfChill and the BeCool Ghana Project:
The event is organized by SelfChill and is part of the project BeCool Ghana. Be Cool stands for Business Empowerment with Solar Cooling Solutions. The project BeCool Ghana aims to implement solar cooling technologies in Ghana, transferring knowledge on solar cooling technologies. The BeCool Ghana project is a joint project of Phaesun GmbH and Solar Cooling Engineering GmbH located in Germany that are pioneers in solar cooling with the brand SelfChill.
The project was co-financed by DEG Impulse from public funds of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Registration Form
Conditions:
The workshop and conference is offered free of charge, snacks and drinks are offered. Transport costs and accommodation are not covered. The number of participants is limited.
Registration is only possible via this online registration form. Registration is open until 01.06.2024. Participants will be selected according to the answers in the complete registration form. Confirmation will be sent after 01.06.2024.