Kenyan IT Graduate Helps Farmers and Vendors Reduce Waste with Solar
- Fredrick Ngugi
- May 6, 2017
- 1 min read
John Mbindyo, a 28-year-old Kenyan IT graduate, is helping local farmers and vendors to reduce food wastage with his low-tech cooling units that use solar energy.
CEO and founder of FreshBox Mbindyo has created solar-powered, walk-in cold boxes that offer farmers and retailers reliable cooling and storage facilities for their perishable food items.
Mbindyo says that the inspiration to develop this resourceful technology came from his interactions with local grocery vendors who, for a long time, endured huge losses due to lack of proper refrigeration solutions for their products.
In particular, he recalled how one local store vendor confessed to him that they are forced to throw away large amounts of their stock after two or three days due to lack of suitable refrigeration facilities.
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