Akili kubwa - Kenyan Students Win Ksh10M in Global Contest

MK254 · 2019-06-25T09:06:39+00:00

Two Kenyan teams from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT) have won Ksh10 million in the annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge. The teams, Kenya's Solar Freeze and Illuminum Greenhouses, took the first runners up and second runners up positions winning Ksh7.5 million and Ksh2.5 million respectively. Solar Freeze Greenhouse produces portable solar cooling units that allow farmers to move and store smaller quantities of fresh produce more frequently. A Solar Freeze Unit produced by one of the companies that won in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge On the other hand, Illuminium Greenhouses provides small scale farmers with affordable greenhouses and drip kits equipped with solar-powered IoT sensors that enable greater protection of crops from pests and diseases and increased water efficiency through automation. "I am particularly proud of the two Kenyan companies that have come out on top, who have demonstrated the use of technology to solve critical challenges that affect livelihoods and communities in the country,“ the General Manager for Cisco East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, David Bunei stated. He added that the two companies have illustrated that Kenyans have great ideas that are globally competitive. https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/41018-jkuat-students-win-ksh10m-global-contest

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Start date Jun 25, 2019

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