CS - Innovation of Milk Production in Kenya Flashcards
1
Q
What is the problem w milk production in Kenya?
A
- milk often spilled or spoiled: insufficient transport equipment
- w/o right storage, smallholder dairy farmers lose up to 30% of product + income
2
Q
What was the solution of the milk production problem?
A
- Savanna Circuit Technologies Ltd (SCTL) created the new chilling tech - portable chillers (MaziwaPlus)
- reduced spilling + spoiling of milk during transit
- SCTL developed a mobile app which businesses make payments to + communicate to farmers
3
Q
What is the MaziwaPlus?
A
- small, 3-wheeled trucks housing the chillers
- stores 1-800L at ideal temp. of 4-5°C: dec. energy costs for dairy aggregators by 30%
4
Q
What is good ab. the mobile app SCTL dev.?
A
- can create individual profiles + manage loans
- accessible + keeps digital record: better able to access financing from local credit organisation + other financial institutions
5
Q
Who are ‘Feed the Future’?
A
- US gov’t Global Hunger + Food Security initiative
6
Q
Who is ‘Clare Fortune’?
A
- milk aggregation + marketing company
7
Q
What is ‘Savanna Circuit Technologies Ltd’?
A
- Kenyan based distribution company that works w farmers directly
