SUMMARY Four Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology students have developed a product aimed at providing perishable farm produce with affordable and efficient cold storage. Fifth-year mechatronics engineering students Dennis Mwai, Edgar Omwocha, Dennis Chang’ach and Sammy Karapia came up with the innovative tech product christened Makaridi. They did this after seeing farmers lose a significant quantity of their fresh produce due to lack of an affordable storage plan. ​The automated solar-powered cooler incorporates modern technology into the traditional charcoal cooler, offering an efficient way of extending the shelf-life of perishable farm produce. The charcoal absorbs heat then applies the evaporation principle to enable cold temperature suitable for the storage of the farm produce.

Source: Standard Digital May 17, 2018 09:22 UTC