The United Kingdom government has announced plans to invest up to £21 million into African countries to enhance the continent’s depleted cold chain systems as part of efforts to drive down wastage of agricultural produce (as well as the more efficient storage of medicines).
It was announced by the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Thérèse Coffey, at a reception in No. 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday night. According to an article on gazettengr.com, she said the funding will allow countries in Africa to adequately manage their agricultural and medical products.