Ecotutu - Wikiwand

Nigeria cleantech company

Company typePrivate

Founded2020

FounderBabajide Oluwase (CEO), Michael Akinsete ^[1]^[2]

Ecotutu
Company type	Private
Industry	Clean Technology
Founded	2020
Founder	Babajide Oluwase (CEO), Michael Akinsete ^[1]^[2]
Headquarters	Nigeria
Website	www.ecotutu.com

Ecotutu limited is a Nigeria-based company that provides solar-powered cold storage for large and small-scale farmers.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Ecotutu is amongst the major companies in Nigeria in agriculture/food and health cold value chain.^[6]

Ecotutu is a Nigerian cleantech company focued on preserving fruits and vegetables in developing countries. It was founded in 2020 by Babajide Oluwase and Michael Akinsete.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

In 2021, Ecotutu was listed among ten finalists for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).^[11]

In 2022, the company was named among the top three finalists at Global Entrepreneurship Summit and won the Zenith Bank FutureForward Tech Fair securing N20 million prize money.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Operations

Ecotutu provide solar-powered food storage for farmers in Nigeria. The company operates a ‘pay-as-you-chill’ storage service for fruit and vegetable farmers, using solar-powered evaporation technology in Nigeria.^[1]^[15]

Ecotutu operates at multiple locations across states in Nigeria, offering cooling as a service in open markets and farm clusters.^[16]^[17]

References

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

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