Ugandan Youth Inventors Fight Food Waste with Biodegradable Innovation
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Ugandan Youth Inventors Fight Food Waste with Biodegradable Innovation
Ugandan inventors fighting food waste
In this brisk YouTube Short, Ugandan innovators Sandra Namboozo (an industrial chemist) and Samuel Muyita (a civil engineer) step out of their campus lab and into a Kampala produce market to showcase the tiny, tea-bag-sized Karpolax biodegradable sachet they invented. Infused with plant-derived compounds that mop up ethylene and inhibit spoilage enzymes, each sachet nestles inside a crate of mangoes, avocados, or tomatoes and adds up to thirty extra selling days—a lifesaver for small-scale farmers who normally lose as much as 40 percent of their harvest to rot. The clip, filmed in collaboration with the European Patent Office’s 2025 Young Inventors Prize campaign, intercuts shots of gleaming lab glassware, vibrant fruit stalls, and beaming vendors who now watch their produce stay firm and colorful far longer. It closes on a rallying call to vote for Sandra and Samuel as “Tomorrow Shapers,” underscoring how a simple, eco-friendly idea can slash food waste, boost incomes, and inspire a continent brimming with youthful creativity.
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