InspiraFarms designs, develops, installs, services, and finances cold chain technology for fresh fruit and vegetables, flowers, and animal protein supply chains in Africa and other emerging markets. InspiraFarms found that traditional cooling methods were not effective for high value produce and that there was an unmet need for removing the field heat within hours of harvest. With support from PREO, InspiraFarms developed a pre-cooling solution and demonstrated financial viability of operating pre-coolers and created a market opportunity. Pre-coolers are a portable, quick, and field-level response to reduce external temperature shocks on fresh produce immediately after harvest – the units bridge the gap between the farmer collection point and the packshed, to reduce post harvest losses and increase revenue.