MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR2023-09-212023-09-212021-10-26https://teras.ng/api/asset/document/b1256173-81ce-493c-8428-28b73698d5e3https://teras.ng/catalog-item/c6ba9a4b-691d-4ede-b577-55af79540835http://dspace.teras-network.net:4000/handle/123456789/9995Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations projected that Nigeria on the average loses $9billion annually to postharvest loss and waste of food. This losses and wastages occur as a result of in-adequacy of affordable and sustainable processing and storage mechanization technology. Among the food products, fruits and vegetables were found to be the most vulnerable .A cool storage system was designed and constructed with aim of mitigating dried vegetables losses and wastage. Surveys on dried vegetables and agricultural cold storages were conducted in the North Western region of NigeriaResearch Theses