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3rd RVTTI Innovation Awards

Entry Form 2018
Applicant’s Personal Details
Name(s) of Applicant(s): FURAHA K KEVIN

Name of Institution: ELDORET NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC

Country: KENYA City: ELDORET

Phone no.: Cell: 0716466569
Email:kevinfuraha1@gmail.com
Postal Code: 30100
Address: 4461 ELDORET
Website URL of Institution:
Date of Birth: 13TH OCTOBER 1994

Course undertaking: ELECTRICAL &ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERING

Categories
General Areas Specific Areas
Engineering ELECTRONICS
Agriculture Technologies
Sciences/Health
Pharmaceutical Technology
ICT
Food & Nutrition
Business & Enterprise Process
Description of the innovation
(Problem statement, application benefit, customers benefit, development of new applications...)
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PROBLEM STATEMENT

Maize is the key food crop in Kenya, constituting 3% of Kenya’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP), 12% of the agricultural GDP and 21% of the total value of primary
agricultural commodities (Government of Kenya, 1998). Maize is both a subsistence and
a commercial crop, grown on an estimated at 1.4 million hectares by large-scale farmers
(25%) and smallholders (75%).
Stiff competition in the global market has necessitated sustained innovation for businesses
to survive.
This requires those businesses in this area of milling, change what they offer and the ways in
which they create and deliver that offering in order to avoid business failure. Continuous
improvement is one of the approaches to achieving this objective. It unceasingly strives to
improve the performance of production and service firms.
It has been noted that with the traditional method of running posho mills, there has been low
profit margins due to the number of attendants employed, dishonesty on the part of the
employees and limited time for customers to be served. Thus there is need to develop a system
that minimizes the running costs (salaries and misuse of electricity), provide 24hrs service to
customers and increase the profit margin and customer satisfaction.

THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF SERVICE POSHO MILLS

 Minimized fraud
 Increased production
 Increased customer satisfaction
 Saves on the energy used (electricity)
Technical basis of the innovation
(Scientific approach, implementation, comparison with existing solutions – why do you think it is
an innovation?)
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This system of self -service posho mill has not been developed elsewhere and hence is an
innovation

Importance of the innovation

This innovation will reduce fraud, increase profit margin, minimize energy consumption and
increase customer satisfaction

Market relevance of the innovation?

(expected quantity, revenue, market share)
This innovation is very relevant due to its simplicity and easy to operate

The expected quantity – 10pcs per month

Cost of each – sh. 20000
Market share – 100%

Is the innovation on the market? NO If so, since when?

If not, when do you expect to market the innovation? 6 MONTHS FROM NOW

Trademark, Product name SELF SERVICE POSHO Have patents been granted?
MILL YES

Have applications for patents been made? YES When MAY 2018

Declaration
I declare that the information provided in this application form is correct, accurate and pertain to
 my business. I agree to abide by the rules and regulations of participation.

Sign: Date: 1//6/2018

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