Ecozen Solutions
Ecozen is a tech-company enabling Farm-To-Fork value chain for perishables
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2019 SEED Low Carbon Awards; IKI BMU
Sector
Sustainable Agriculture
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Pune
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India
Ecozen offers two products: the Ecofrost cold room, which is solar powered and features innovative in-built thermal energy storage panels to offer battery-less back up power; and the Ecotron controller which controls the flow of power between solar panels and solar pumps and can be controlled through an app.
The Ecotron is sold B2B and through government tenders. The Ecofrost is available directly to farmers who can purchase it, lease it, or install it at a community location.
Eco-Inclusive Impacts
Ecozen’s solar-powered portable cold chains reduce food waste, ensuring that farmers are able to increase their income from additional sales, and ensuring customers get fresh produce.
- Development of skills and education of farmers in post-harvest management training and technology
- Connecting of customers with access to fresh produce
- Reducing food waste (post-harvest loss reduction down to 2% from 15%) by 6,000 MT.
- Reducing diesel consumption, saving 100,000 litres per day
- Generating of clean energy, over 100 MN kWh per year
- Using refrigerants that are low Global Warming Potential (GWP) and 0 Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP)
- Increasing farmer income by 40% on average
- Generating employment for rural communities
- Serving 20,000 farms with cold chain
Partners
Ecozen Solutions provides rural farmers with access to portable cold rooms that are powered by solar and can be managed through an app. This allows farmers to grow more, preserve their food longer, and sell at better prices.
Omnivore India Capital Trust is a venture capital firm that has invested in Ecozen Solutions and supports with networking and consulting.
Caspian Impact Investments provides working capital to Ecozen and has also provided investment.
