BOI co-launches cold chain database project

Making it happen for local farmers by streamlining cold storage facilities, the Philippine National Cold Chain Committee (NC3) led by the Philippine Board of Investments, InsightSCS Corp. and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Philippines, with the full support from the Philippine Cold Chain Industry, recently launched the DeliverE 2.0 online platform at the Makati Diamond Residences, Makati City.

The DeliverE 2.0 system, which received funding from UNIDO’s Global Partnership for Improving the Food Cold Chain in the Philippines (FCC) Project, is the brainchild of InsightSCS Corp. in collaboration with BOI.

With this innovative system, farmers can easily locate nearby facilities for cold storage of their agricultural produce. Pierre Carlo Curay, the CEO and Co-Founder of InsightSCS Corp., emphasized the system’s potential to revolutionize the food industry by bridging the gap between producers and cold storage facilities.

During her keynote speech, BOI Governor and NC3 Co-Chairperson Atty. Marjorie O. Ramos-Samaniego hailed the cold chain database project as a prime example of successful collaboration and partnership between the government, private sector, and development partners, resulting in a high-impact project with far-reaching benefits.

DeliverE 2.0 is a game-changing system that offers a comprehensive database of cold chain warehouse service providers nationwide, providing valuable insights into location-specific data on cold storage capacities and demand-supply gaps. This powerful tool enables businesses to make better-informed decisions and allows for location specific cold chain promotion.

In addition, the development of DeliverE 2.0 has led to the successful gathering of relevant baseline data on energy consumption and refrigerant use of cold storage service providers.

This critical information is key to formulating effective policy recommendations that will enable the Philippine Cold Chain Industry to comply with Republic Act No. 11285, also known as the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, creating a more sustainable and efficient cold chain system.

Beyond just building local cold chain capacity, the industry and its development partners aspire for an innovative, sustainable, climate-friendly, and energy-efficient Philippine Cold Chain Industry.