Geoffrey Kamadi

May 27, 2024 | africanthinker.com | Geoffrey Kamadi

Fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria can now reduce post-harvest losses they have been suffering, thanks to a new initiative of using fish solar tent dryers, and solar-powered freezers. These communities, primarily women and youth groups, will also be beneficiaries of the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)-patented improved solar-powered fried fish display boxes and smoking kilns.

Apr 30, 2024 | m.farms.com | Geoffrey Kamadi

By Geoffrey KamadiPig farmers have a problem. Since it was first detected in Kenya a century ago, African swine fever has spread to over 50 countries worldwide. In China, recent outbreaks have killed an estimated 40% of the country’s pig population. And since the viral disease has been found as near to the US as the Dominican Republic, potential contagion has also become a major concern for the pig industry in the US. The virus poses a big threat to the pork industry worldwide.

Apr 26, 2024 | cen.acs.org | Geoffrey Kamadi

Pig farmers have a problem. Since it was first detected in Kenya a century ago, African swine fever has spread to over 50 countries worldwide. In China, recent outbreaks have killed an estimated 40% of the country's pig population. And since the viral disease has been found as near to the US as the Dominican Republic, potential contagion has also become a major concern for the pig industry in the US. The virus poses a big threat to the pork industry worldwide.

Feb 16, 2024 | cen.acs.org | Geoffrey Kamadi

Antibiotics researchers have long focused on the proteins inside bacteria, hoping to find a key piece of the bacteria's molecular machinery that, when disrupted, kills the bugs and cures infections. But that process requires that antibiotic molecules cross the bacteria's cell membrane to reach those targets. Once inside, the antibiotics face a slew of proteins and other defenses that bacteria have evolved to neutralize their would-be killers.

Jan 5, 2024 | cen.acs.org | Geoffrey Kamadi

Octavia Carbon, a Kenya-based start-up, has an audacious goal. It wants to become the first company to deploy direct-air-capture (DAC) technology-a method of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere-outside the US and Europe. The hurdles are high. The technology is new and is being used commercially at only two sites in the world. And Octavia needs more R&D before it can advance its process from pilot to commercial scale.