Ecotutu

Ecotutu limited is a Nigeria-based company that provides solar-powered cold storage for large and small scale farmers.[1][2][3]

The Cleantech company is recognized amongst the major top three (3) in Nigeria agriculture/food and health cold value chain.[4]

Ecotutu
TypePrivate
IndustryClean Technology
Founded2020
FounderBabajide Oluwase (CEO), Michael Akinsete [5][6]
HeadquartersNigeria
Websitewww.ecotutu.com

History

Ecotutu, is a Nigerian Cleantech company that is pioneering a revolutionary way to preserve fruits and vegetables in developing countries. founded in 2020 by Babajide Oluwase, Michael Akinsete [7][8][9][10]

In 2021, They were listed among 10 finalists for United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).[11]

In 2022, The company made it to the final top 3 at Global Entrepreneurship Summit and won the Zenith Bank FutureForward Tech Fair securing N20 million prize money.[12][13][14]

Ecotutu provide Solar-Powered Food Storage For Farmers in Nigeria. They pioneered a ‘pay-as-you-chill’ storage service for fruit and vegetable farmers – combining low-cost, flexible payments option with solar-powered evaporation technology in Nigeria.[5][15]

Ecotutu operates at multiple locations across states in Nigeria; Providing cooling as a service in Open markets and farms clusters.[16][17]

References
  1. "Our Investment In Tackling Post-Harvest Losses Critical To Nigeria's Future". 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  2. "Through innovative cooling solutions, Ecotutu is curbing food waste in Nigeria". 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. "How Cleantech firm is improving the livelihood of farmers". sunnewsonline.com. 2023-06-23.
  4. "Youths must embrace clean energy innovation across Nigeria – Lagos Commissioner". 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  5. "How solar-powered coldrooms are creating jobs, businesses". 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. "Curbing food waste with access to sustainable, affordable solar-powered cold storage". tribuneonlineng.com. 2023-05-20.
  7. "Ecotutu to Launch Cold Storage Infrastructure in Mile 12 Market". 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  8. "Ecotutu's cold storage solutions curb post-harvest loss, keep people, environment healthy". 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  9. "Rate Of Food Spoilage In Sub-Saharan African Countries Alarming". 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  10. "Babajide Oluwase of RenewDrive is Our BellaNaijaMCM this Week". 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  11. "Ten startups compete for WFP's $250,000 zero hunger challenge". 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  12. "Covid Resilience award". 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  13. "Zenith Bank Assures Budding Entrepreneurs Necessary Support to Succeed". 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  14. "Zenith Tech Fair 2.0: Finalists Take Home N53m In Prize Money". 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  15. "Ecotutu: achieving food security and driving sustainability in Nigeria". 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  16. "Ecotutu sets to launch cold chain infrastructure in Lagos". 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  17. "Ecotutu Installs Off-Grid Cooling System at Mile 12 Market Lagos". 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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