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====Example 4: Zero Energy Cool Chambers (ZECC)====
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ZECC is a low cost evaporative cooling optionthat does not use electricity. They can store multiple crops at one time and help farmers maintain water weight in their crops, reducing wilting and quality diminishment that hastens crops' decay and reduces marketability. It can be easily constructed with local materials. Clay pot coolers also provide a smaller household option.
Case study: Global Knowledge Institute, 2014 [http://postharvest.org/Rockefeller Foundation Food Waste and Spoilage initiative Resource Assessment_GKI.pdf Reducing Global Food Waste and Spoilage]: p. 23