News
Meet the winners: Your VCCA Incubator
Your VCCA has identified five among the world’s leading cooling companies in the agricultural value chain to work with under its Incubator Program. Let’s meet them!
Identifying Optimal Cold Room Locations in Himachal Pradesh
Empa and BASE teams develop an algorithm to identify optimal cold room locations in Himachal Pradesh, India.
YourVCCA launches Project Video
The YourVCCA team launches the project video and shares its learnings from the mission trip to India.
BASE and Empa release the first version of the Coldtivate app in India
BASE and Empa are proud to release Coldtivate, an open access, data-science-based mobile application that provides access to postharvest expertise and allows farmers to maximise benefits from cooling.
New open-source technologies universalising access to cooling
The Your VCCA project team from Empa and BASE have made openly available several new technologies in the framework of the data.org project. Learn more about them by here.
Your VCCA launches Interactive Map to Identify Cold Room Locations in India
To improve food security, increase smallholders’ income, and reduce food loss while mitigating the impact on the environment, we designed our web map to help stakeholders understand the potential for sustainable cooling solutions across India.
Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant: Our First Six Months in India
The Your VCCA app equips the cold room users with pre- and post-harvest expertise and market intelligence to secure the best possible price for their produce and escape the vicious cycle of poverty.