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“When we used to take our vegetables to the market, we often had to sell whatever was left at throwaway prices to avoid spoilage,” says Routhu Bharathi, a farmer from Badangi village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. “But with the solar cold storage facility starting in 2021, we now have the confidence and assurance that we don’t have to discard or undersell our produce.”