KAMIM Technologies Ltd will lead the Nigeria delivery of HARVIST, a US$2.1 million clean agri-infrastructure project designed to reduce post-harvest losses, improve productive-use energy access and strengthen market coordination for farmers, cooperatives and agri-food businesses.
HARVIST is being implemented through a multi-partner consortium, with KAMIM serving as Nigeria delivery lead for engineering deployment, site implementation, commissioning, field operations support and local capacity building.
The programme is anchored by the UNEP-led 3DEN Phase II initiative, in collaboration with the International Energy Agency and supported by Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security.
Across farming communities and food supply chain routes, KAMIM will lead and support the rollout of modular clean-energy hubs that combine solar-powered cold storage, cold-chain logistics, smart irrigation, IoT-enabled monitoring, AI analytics, USSD/web/mobile interfaces and blockchain-enabled traceability where appropriate.
Based on current project targets, HARVIST is expected to reach more than 10,000 farmers and agri-value-chain users over 24 months, with at least 50% women participation and more than 250 jobs created or supported across installation, operations, logistics, maintenance and training. When fully operational, the deployment is projected to preserve up to 2,600 tonnes of food annually, generate about 394 MWh of clean electricity per year, displace up to 131,000 litres of diesel annually and avoid approximately 350 tCO2e each year, subject to verification through the programme monitoring framework.
“Every harvest season we meet farmers who did everything right but still lose income because the infrastructure isn’t there: power is unreliable, there’s nowhere to store produce, irrigation is limited, and markets are far. Farmers don’t need another pilot that looks good on paper. They need power that stays on, cold rooms that preserve quality, irrigation that enables year-round productivity, and market access that’s transparent. “This funding lets us deliver that end-to-end system across Nigeria, back it with digital tools that work for real farmers, measure the results properly, and scale what works so we cut waste, improve prices, and keep more income in farming communities.”
– Adekoyejo Kuye, Managing Director, KAMIM Technologies Ltd
Dr Mohammad Nazir OBE, Lead Partner, CEO of Nazir Associates Ltd, said:
“We are pleased to be working with KAMIM Technologies and the wider consortium on this important initiative. KAMIM’s expertise in efficient solar power development and clean energy deployment is key to supporting resilient agricultural value chains in Nigeria. Through innovation, local delivery and collaborative expertise, the project has the potential to improve post-harvest systems and benefit farming communities.”
The deployment builds on KAMIM’s earlier work in solar-powered cold storage and productive-use clean energy, including the SoCool and CoolCycle model. By combining clean power, cooling, irrigation and data systems, HARVIST is expected to generate practical evidence for commercially viable agri-energy infrastructure that can be scaled beyond the initial sites.
KAMIM will work with consortium partners, farmer networks, technical institutions, market actors and community stakeholders to support adoption, operator training, data-led performance monitoring and long-term service sustainability.
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About KAMIM Technologies Ltd:
KAMIM Technologies Ltd is a Nigerian engineering and clean energy company developing practical infrastructure for productive-use energy, agriculture, cold chain, digital systems and sustainable community services.
About HARVIST:
HARVIST stands for Hub for Agricultural Resilience through Value-chain, Irrigation, Storage and Technology. The programme builds on earlier solar cold-chain work, including the SoCool project, and focuses on clean agri-infrastructure for food preservation, irrigation, market access and data-enabled operations.
About 3DEN Phase II:
The Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks initiative is led by UNEP in collaboration with the International Energy Agency and supported by Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. The programme supports digitalisation that improves the efficiency, reliability and scalability of clean energy solutions.
Consortium partners: Nazir Associates; KAMIM Technologies Ltd; Farmatrix Agro; ACORN; LMD Agro; FarmSpeak; Intuitive Minds Limited; University of Hertfordshire; University of Greater Manchester; and Yaba College of Technology.
Reference links:
UNEP 3DEN Phase II announcement – https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/new-investments-aim-scale-digitalization-energy-and-agri-food
KAMIM website – https://www.kamimtechnologies.com
