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Turning Harvests into Hope​

AkoFresh is a youth-led, climate-smart food systems organization using solar-powered cold storage, mobile refrigeration, and market access to stop food loss, strengthen farmer livelihoods, and build resilient food systems across Africa.

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1st Prize Winner,

Global FoodTech Award.
​UNIDO Director General's Awards - 2024

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Inaugural Winner,

Prototypes for Humanity Award, Dubai.
DIFC, A.R.M Holding & Dubai Culture​ - 2022

The Hero's
Journey

Akua spent months growing her vegetables. But once they’re picked, the real race begins.

Heat starts breaking them down immediately. Without a way to keep them cool, they begin to soften in hours, sometimes before they even leave her farm. By the time they reach a market, many are already too soft to sell.

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It’s the same for fishers like Kofi. His morning catch is fresh and valuable at dawn, but without cooling, it loses quality by midday. He has to sell it fast, often for less than it’s worth, or watch it spoil.

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Meet Akua Mary, 52yrs

Akomadan-Ghana

1.3 Billion Tons

of world’s food is wasted annually, at great economic and environmental cost. (United Nations, 2013)

8-10% 

percent of global GHGs and is a methane hotspot

as a result food waste (United Nations, 2025)

Our  Innovation
 

AkoFresh provides an integrated cold chain designed for off-grid communities. Our solutions include stationary solar freezers at aggregation points and mobile, refrigerated transport—ensuring freshness is preserved every step of the way.

 

By empowering farmers, fishers, and traders with reliable temperature control, we turn perishable abundance into stable income and dependable supply.

​Designed for rural farming and fishing communities.

Powered by clean energy. Built with communities.

Our Holistic
Approach

 

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Solar-Powered Refrigerated Storage

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Farmer Training

& Capacity Building

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Market

Linkage Opportunities

Our Products

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Solar Powered

Cold Storage Box

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Impact

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10,000+ lives Impacted

950+ tons of food saved

40% increased income for farmers

100+ jobs created

400+ tons avoided food waste emissions

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Prof. Jeffery Sachs

​​"I really want to celebrate what young people using new approaches, new technologies and facing new challenges can do."

President, Sustainable Development

Solutions Network

Closing Remarks at the Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards - 2022 Global Solutions Summit, Berlin. AkoFresh Received 1st Prize for the Inaugural Award

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Leadership Team

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Mathias Charles Yabe

Founder & CEO

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Niena Adu-Acheampong

Chief Scientific Officer

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Prince Kweku Asante

Head of Business Development

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Advisory Board

Hollie Suffield

Partnerships Director
Ziti Group

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Prof. Nathaniel Boso

Board Chairman, Ghana
Enterprises Agency / OR Tambo Research Chair

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Angus Ridgway

CEO, Potentialife

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Prof. Samuel Akomea Esq. 

Manager, Center for Business Development & Snr. Lecturer at KNUST

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Koichi Arimitsu

GM, Energy & Environment. Niterra Venture Lab

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Breakfast
Ideas

Awards
 
Our sustainable food system solutions have been recognized with global accolades.  
 
Proud to work alongside partners who share 
our commitment to building resilient food systems.
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Vegetables

Freshly grown

in greenhouses

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What we Offer
​Solar Cold Storage Units
Refrigerated Tricycles
Digital Marketplace
Installation & Technical Services
Training & Capacity Building
Research & Innovation
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