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Across all three countries, weak transportation infrastructure contributes directly to high levels of food loss and waste.

Transportation infrastructure and the weakest links in the cold chain

By Eamonn Ryan

This webinar titled ‘Strengthening the Cold Chain: Analysis and Recommendations for West Africa’, focused on current cold chain conditions and future opportunities in Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), it featured a panel of global and regional cold chain experts with deep operational, technical and policy experience. The panel included:

  • Greg Laurin, president, Conestoga Cold Stores
  • Nicholas Pedneault, CEO, Congebec
  • Roudy Akiki, COO Africa, CT-Technologies
  • Paul Matthew, director, GCCA Africa
  • Amanda Brondy, vice-president, International Projects, GCCA
  • Madison Jaco, manager, International Projects, GCCA

Together, these speakers brought perspectives spanning cold storage operations, logistics, engineering, energy systems, investment and international development programming.

This is part four of an eight-part series, and this section explores road, rail and refrigerated transport challenges in West Africa, emphasising transportation as the most vulnerable point for temperature control and food safety.

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Across all three countries, the panel noted that most perishable trade occurs through seaports, not airports, largely due to volume, cost considerations, and existing infrastructure limitations.

Ports, airports and SEZs as cold chain gateways

By Eamonn Ryan

This webinar titled ‘Strengthening the Cold Chain: Analysis and Recommendations for West Africa’, focused on current cold chain conditions and future opportunities in Ghana, Senegal, and Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), it featured a panel of global and regional cold chain experts with deep operational, technical and policy experience. The panel included:

  • Greg Laurin, president, Conestoga Cold Stores
  • Nicholas Pedneault, CEO, Congebec
  • Roudy Akiki, COO Africa, CT-Technologies
  • Paul Matthew, director, GCCA Africa
  • Amanda Brondy, vice-president, International Projects, GCCA
  • Madison Jaco, manager, International Projects, GCCA

Together, these speakers brought perspectives spanning cold storage operations, logistics, engineering, energy systems, investment and international development programming.

This is part three of an eight-part series, and this section examines the role of ports, airports and special economic zones in Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, highlighting infrastructure gaps and opportunities for cold chain development.

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The PCM systems reduced refrigeration operating costs by approximately 70%.

Snowman Logistics: a user’s view on testing new cooling technologies

By Eamonn Ryan

This series is based on a joint GCCA–IFC webinar on the topic Cold Chain Insights in Emerging Markets, moderated by Amanda Brondy (GCCA), with contributions from Harsh Gupta, Cold Chain Lead, IFC; Rusmir Music, Global Cooling Lead, IFC; Selcuk Tanatar, TechEmerge Lead, IFC; Sunil Nair, Cooling Markets Lead India, GCCA; and Adam Thocher, Senior VP of Global Programs, GCCA.

This is part six of an eight-part series with this first part covering the topic: TechEmerge reduced innovation risk by testing cooling technologies in real operating environments.

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Many ‘failures’ were not technological but human.

TechEmerge: using pilots to de-risk cooling innovation

By Eamonn Ryan

This series is based on a joint GCCA–IFC webinar on the topic Cold Chain Insights in Emerging Markets, moderated by Amanda Brondy (GCCA), with contributions from Harsh Gupta, Cold Chain Lead, IFC; Rusmir Music, Global Cooling Lead, IFC; Selcuk Tanatar, TechEmerge Lead, IFC; Sunil Nair, Cooling Markets Lead India, GCCA; and Adam Thocher, Senior VP of Global Programs, GCCA.

This is part five of an eight-part series with this first part covering the topic: TechEmerge reduced innovation risk by testing cooling technologies in real operating environments.

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All three countries host major seaports that function as regional trade gateways.

Geographic focus and programme framework for West Africa

By Eamonn Ryan

This webinar titled ‘Strengthening the Cold Chain: Analysis and Recommendations for West Africa’, focused on current cold chain conditions and future opportunities in Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), it featured a panel of global and regional cold chain experts with deep operational, technical and policy experience. The panel included:

  • Greg Laurin, president, Conestoga Cold Stores
  • Nicholas Pedneault, CEO, Congebec
  • Roudy Akiki, COO Africa, CT-Technologies
  • Paul Matthew, director, GCCA Africa
  • Amanda Brondy, vice-president, International Projects, GCCA
  • Madison Jaco, manager, International Projects, GCCA

Together, these speakers brought perspectives spanning cold storage operations, logistics, engineering, energy systems, investment, and international development programming.

This is part two of an eight-part series, and this section situates Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire within the regional trade landscape and explains the structure, objectives, and methodology of the USDA-funded Emerging Markets Program assessment.

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Persistent cold chain weaknesses contribute to high post-harvest losses, food safety risks and constrained trade growth.

Setting the stage for cold chain development in West Africa

By Eamonn Ryan

This webinar titled ‘Strengthening the Cold Chain: Analysis and Recommendations for West Africa’, focused on current cold chain conditions and future opportunities in Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), it featured a panel of global and regional cold chain experts with deep operational, technical and policy experience. The panel included:

  • Greg Laurin, president, Conestoga Cold Stores
  • Nicholas Pedneault, CEO, Congebec
  • Roudy Akiki, COO Africa, CT-Technologies
  • Paul Matthew, director, GCCA Africa
  • Amanda Brondy, vice-president, International Projects, GCCA
  • Madison Jaco, manager, International Projects, GCCA

Together, these speakers brought perspectives spanning cold storage operations, logistics, engineering, energy systems, investment, and international development programming.

This is part one of an eight-part series, and this section introduces the GCCA webinar, outlines its objectives, and presents the expert panel while framing the importance of strengthening cold chain systems in West Africa.

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Financing structures must reflect local financial sector capacity, risk appetite, and regulatory frameworks.

Financing sustainable cold chains: lessons from IFC’s portfolio

By Eamonn Ryan

This series is based on a joint GCCA–IFC webinar on the topic Cold Chain Insights in Emerging Markets, moderated by Amanda Brondy (GCCA), with contributions from Harsh Gupta, Cold Chain Lead, IFC; Rusmir Music, Global Cooling Lead, IFC; Selcuk Tanatar, TechEmerge Lead, IFC; Sunil Nair, Cooling Markets Lead India, GCCA; and Adam Thocher, Senior VP of Global Programs, GCCA.

This is part four of an eight-part series with this first part covering the topic: IFC’s cold chain investments show that sustainability and profitability can reinforce each other when projects are well designed.

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Africa’s industrial growth will not wait for perfect conditions.

Local manufacturing as a resilience strategy

By Nhlanhla Zondo, Sales director, Power Process Systems (PPS)

Introduction by RACA Journal: As HVAC systems across Africa become more digitally enabled, the conversation is shifting from whether to modernise to how to do so sustainably. Digital controls, remote monitoring, and energy optimisation offer clear benefits – but only when layered onto physically secure, maintainable infrastructure supported by appropriate skills. In this second part, we examine why incremental modernisation, embedded digital intelligence, and local skills development are emerging as the most practical pathways to long-term HVAC resilience.

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These benefits translate into stronger cash flows and lower risk for investors.

Cooling at the intersection of climate risk and opportunit

By Eamonn Ryan

This series is based on a joint GCCA–IFC webinar on the topic Cold Chain Insights in Emerging Markets, moderated by Amanda Brondy (GCCA), with contributions from Harsh Gupta, Cold Chain Lead, IFC; Rusmir Music, Global Cooling Lead, IFC; Selcuk Tanatar, TechEmerge Lead, IFC; Sunil Nair, Cooling Markets Lead India, GCCA; and Adam Thocher, Senior VP of Global Programs, GCCA.

This is part three of an eight-part series with this first part covering the topic: Cooling is both a major climate risk and a critical adaptation tool, requiring systemic and forward-looking investment strategies.

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