Zero Emission Fridge for Rural Africa (ZEFRA)
Gilberto Tethere
The Zero Emission Fridge for Rural Africa is a cooling silo built using bamboo and clay, with a vermin control system for storing grains.
Zero Emission Fridge for Rural Africa (ZEFRA) also known as Silo Tehetere is a seed storage silo built with local materials. It supports subsistence farmers in Mozambique to sustain food security through reduction of post-harvest losses. Furthermore, the silo helps the farmer families to adapt to climate change that is extending the drought-caused October-to-January ‘hunger period’.
Mozambique and other countries in Africa
Goal 2: Zero hunger
Low-income segment, subsistence farmers, farmer cooperatives/community seedbanks or individual farmers in the northern provinces of Mozambique, who typically sells off grain and then do not have enough surplus left over for hungry season.Interview with representative