Agricultural Cold Chain & Perishables Logistics - Virtual Learning
Course Methodology
A technical and commercial training course combining engineering content with operations, financial and policy frameworks. The trainer adapts content delivery to delegate experience and to current cold chain investments across the three regions.
Course Objectives
By the end of this Agricultural Cold Chain & Perishables Logistics training course, delegates will be able to:
• Design a cold chain network covering pre-cooling, storage, transport and last-mile distribution
• Calculate cold chain economics including capex, opex, energy load and throughput pricing
• Specify equipment requirements across temperature bands (frozen, chilled, controlled atmosphere)
• Evaluate energy options including solar PV, ammonia and CO2 refrigerants, and grid-tied versus hybrid systems
• Apply HACCP, ISO 22000 and Codex Alimentarius standards to cold chain operations
• Structure cold chain investments as BOT, BOO and PPP transactions
• Integrate cold chain with port operations, airfreight and inland corridors
• Use IoT sensors, blockchain and data-traceability tools for cold chain monitoring
Target Audience
This Gulf Rowad Agricultural Cold Chain & Perishables Logistics training course is built for:
• Cold storage operators and 3PL leaders
• Port authority and free-zone executives with perishables mandates
• Logistics, infrastructure and supply chain investors
• FMCG, retail and food-service supply chain directors
• Food and beverage manufacturing operations leaders
• Government planners designing national cold chain programmes
• Project finance and PPP teams handling cold chain transactions
Course Outline
The Cold Chain System and the Loss Problem
- Why cold chain matters: the 30 to 50 percent post-harvest loss problem and the value at stake
- The cold chain as a system: pre-cooling, transport, storage, processing and distribution
- Temperature bands and commodity requirements: frozen, chilled, controlled atmosphere
- Mapping the cold chain gap across Africa, ASEAN and the GCC
- The economic case: post-harvest loss data, market sizing, regional trade unlock
Pre-Cooling, Storage and Refrigeration Engineering
- Pre-cooling methods: hydrocooling, forced-air, vacuum cooling
- Cold storage facility design: chamber sizing, throughput, layout, insulation specification
- Refrigeration systems: vapour-compression, absorption, ammonia, CO2 and hybrid solutions
- Energy load calculation, operating cost drivers and solar PV integration
- Cold chain standards in practice: HACCP, ISO 22000 and GlobalG.A.P. protocols
Refrigerated Transport, Reefer Operations and Last-Mile
- Reefer containers: standard sizes, controlled atmosphere, multi-modal handling
- Refrigerated road transport: vehicle specification, fuel and energy choices
- Reefer maritime logistics: port handling, plug-in protocols, transit risk
- Airfreight perishables: temperature-controlled airport handling
- Last-mile cold distribution and common breakdown points
The Commercial and Financial Model
- Cold chain economics: capex by facility type, opex breakdown, energy share
- Pricing models: per-pallet, per-tonne-day, per-temperature-band
- Throughput utilisation as the financial driver
- Investment structures: BOT, BOO, PPP, development finance and blended finance
- Cold chain insurance and risk transfer
Integration, Technology and National Programmes
- Integrating cold chain with port operations, free zones and inland corridors
- National cold chain programmes across Africa, Asia and the Gulf
- IoT sensors, blockchain traceability and predictive analytics in cold chain
- Cold chain workforce and skills development
- Sustainability: refrigerant phase-down under the Kigali Amendment, renewable integration
2026 Schedule & Fees
| Date | City | Language | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
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