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SILO PACK initiative will ensure Social Impact is created through the following Project Flagships;

1. Energy Conversions: The initiative has partnered with Kenya Industrial Research & Development Institute (KIRDI) to develop a 'Solar Powered Vacuum Packaging Machine for Silage' aimed at stimulating alternative energy conversions such as bio gas, solar at the small-scale dairy feeding ecosystems along semi-arid communities in East Africa. 
2. Climate Smart Agriculture: The Kenya Seed / Simlaw Seeds is already supplying climatic tolerant grass varieties to organized groups of 120 women in support of Kitchen Gardening initiatives next to the dairy feed demo plots.
3. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) -for-Girls:  SILO PACK has initiated 20 Secondary Schools to develop full fledged Smart Greenhouses to actuate Community School-based centers of excellence with special focus in Agricultural subjects for the high school graduating classes.
4. Fodder Post-harvest Loss (PHL) Mitigation: The elderly who are owners of the feed demo plots and land will practice zero grazing dairy production methods due to access to quality animal feeds. 
This strategy will gradually cut on Methane Gas (CH4) emissions owing to reduction of cow foot print numbers of huge poor breed flocks of cattle into modern zero grazing methods.

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https://www.ku.ac.ke/iiuil/

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Partnerships for the Goals: To work with industry actors in realizing community potentials along the climate smart agriculture, green energy, e-mobility, animal fodder post-harvest loss mitigation, water resilience value chains.

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https://www.facebook.com/jmgichuru4