Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.
In this week’s episode, Nourishing the Planet research intern, Abby Massey, introduces a simple but effective way to beat the heat and reduce post harvest loss due to heat. In the Sudan and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the non-profit organization, Practical Action, is using clay, concrete, sand and water to create small "refrigerators" to preserve fruits and vegetables and improve diets and incomes.
To read more about innovations to reduce post harvest waste see the upcoming State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet, along with the following blog posts: It’s All About the Process, Reducing Food Waste, Investing in Better Food Storage, In a World of Abundance, Food Waste is a Crime and Beating the Heat to Reduce Post Harvest Waste.