Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu
Nnaemeka Chidiebere Ikegwuonu[1] (born 1981 or 1982) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, radio broadcaster, and the CEO of ColdHubs solar energy company.
Early life[edit]
Ikegwuonu is from a farming family in Imo State, Nigeria.[2][3] He was educated in Europe.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2003, when he was 21, Ikegwuonu founded the Nigerian Small Holders Foundation, to provide information to farmers on sustainable practices;[4][5] he later added an interactive radio show, which by 2010 had approximately two million listeners.[6]
In 2012, Ikegwuonu travelled to Dresden, where he met with scientists to discuss a cold storage system they had designed.[3] After initial implementation in 2014 of food coolers based on their design at markets,[3] in 2015 he launched ColdHubs, a company that rents solar-powered chilled storage space to farmers and fishers, reducing food waste and increasing their profits.[2][4][7]
He has also designed a trolley that prolongs the shelf life of cassava.[6]
Awards[edit]
Ikegwuonu has won more than 24 awards,[6] including:
- Rolex Award, 2010[2][6]
- Yara Prize for Green Revolution in Africa (now the Africa Food Prize)[6]
- AYuTe Africa Challenge[2]
- 2020 Waislitz Global Citizen Disruptor Award[7][8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The 'Global Diplomacy Lab' tackles migration". Deutsche Welle. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2021-12-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cairns, Rebecca (2021-07-23). "ColdHubs: How solar-powered cold storage is keeping food fresh in Nigeria". CNN (with video, 4 mins 10 secs). Retrieved 2021-12-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Monks, Kieron (2015-12-22). "A radio show host may have fixed Nigeria's worst problem". CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hodal, Kate (2017-12-28). "How the sun's rays can keep food chilled: fighting waste in Africa". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "Danfoss tackles cold room best practices and importance of refrigeration in Nigeria". Guardian.ng. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Rolex Awards: Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu: Farming by radio". Rolex. 2010. Retrieved 2021-12-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Crabbe, Nathaniel (2020-08-19). "Talented African man invents giant solar-powered refrigerators to help farmers". Yen.com.gh. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ Okunola, Akindare (2020-08-11). "This Entrepreneur Is Using Solar-Powered Cold Rooms to Cut Down Food Spoilage in Nigeria". Waislitz Global Citizen Awards. Global Citizen. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05.
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