The study aims to develop a preservation storage for perishable agricultural products using porous ceramics from clay-based materials and agricultural wastes. Porous ceramics aside from being lightweight, are also good materials for heat insulation and for water absorption. The pore structure of porous ceramics gives it the ability to absorb and retain moisture. These pores are connecting windows to maintain humidity depending on the average pore size ). The potential of organic and combustible pore-forming agents from agricultural wastes opens doors to minimize the production cost and mitigate the growing problems of agricultural waste management (Salleh, et al.,2021). Thus, a cooling chamber made up of porous ceramics that utilizes the evaporative cooling method may offer a solution to the preservation of agricultural crops without the aid of electricity. 

1.      Zero Energy Cooling Chamber (ZECC) for the preservation of perishable agricultural products;

2.      Publications in journals; and

3.      Presentation of a paper to scientific fora and other forms of technology dissemination.