Zero-Capex Pay-Per-Use cold storage & milk chilling for smallholder Indian farmers. Powered by Phase Change Material (PCM) thermal energy — no expensive battery replacement needed.
30%+
Loss Avoided
36 Hrs
Zero-Power Cooling
₹1.50
Per Kg / Day Storage
Dual-Chamber 2 MT / 5 MT Solar Kiosk
Milk Chilling
Fresh Produce
Provides continuous $4^\circ\text{C}$ holding without sunlight or diesel generator for 36 hrs.
"Saved 220 liters of evening milk from turning sour during heavy load-shedding last week." — Ramesh Patil, Farmer, Sangamner
Why Smallholder Farmers Lose 30% of Produce Before Reaching Markets
India produces over 300 million metric tons of horticultural crops, yet severe first-mile cold storage deficits force distress sales and mass spoilage.
Ambient temperatures exceeding $38^\circ\text{C}$ rapidly decompose tomatoes, berries, and leafy greens within 12 hours of harvesting.
Up to $15\%$ of evening milk yields are rejected by formal dairies due to high bacterial counts caused by lack of immediate chilling.
Without local storage, farmers are forced to accept bottom-tier pricing from local traders during evening market glut hours.
Traditional $1,000 \text{ MT}$ cold rooms cost over $\text{₹}2\text{ Crores}$ and require dedicated multi-phase grid lines unviable for villages.
Combining solar thermal charging with Phase Change Materials (PCM) to deliver off-grid, maintenance-free micro-chilling at the farm gate.
Overhead $3.5\text{ kWp}$ solar array powers a specialized DC compressor during daylight hours, freezing encapsulated Phase Change Material (PCM) thermal plates.
Thermal energy is stored in non-toxic salt hydrate PCMs rather than costly lithium chemical batteries. Operates seamlessly for up to 36 hours without sunlight.
Farmers bring crates or milk cans, scan via USSD/WhatsApp, pay $\text{₹}1.50/\text{kg/day}$, and receive automated temperature receipt alerts on their phones.
₹1.50 - ₹2.00 / kg storage daily charged to farmers or FPOs
5% - 8% markup connecting pre-cooled produce directly to urban buyers
Monetizing diesel displacement & avoided food decomposition methane
Pay-Per-Use Farmer ROI Calculator
Select your produce type and quantity to see how much income KrishiCool Grid saves by preventing distress selling and spoilage.
Additional Net Profit Generated
Over 12 hours vs ambient control batch
Grid completely bypassable
Comparing KrishiCool PCM thermal storage against standard ambient farm storage.
Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals
KrishiCool Grid creates verifiable economic uplift for smallholder farmers while reducing agricultural carbon footprints across rural clusters.
Increases smallholder net household income by $25\% - 40\%$ through price stabilization.
Prevents over 120 Metric Tons of food and milk spoilage per unit annually.
Empowers Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to operate micro-kiosks and earn steady commissions.
Reduces post-harvest loss in perishable supply chains near production origin.
Replaces diesel generators, offsetting $\approx 45\text{ tCO}_2\text{e}$ per micro-chiller annually.
We collaborate with Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Dairy Cooperatives, NABARD, and Corporate CSR partners to deploy solar micro-chillers across rural India.