The Geospatial & Space Technology Department held the 5th year Project Progress Presentation on 23rd April 2021. The Presentation was conducted online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The students were each given five minutes to highlight the progress of their Projects. They were particularly  required to defend the Project titles, expound on their source of data, and the challenges encountered .

Aflatoxins are highly toxic metabolites of several Aspergillus species widely distributed throughout the environment. These toxins have adverse effects on humans and livestock at a few micrograms per kilogram (μg/kg) concentrations. Kenya has the most recorded outbreaks of aflatoxicosis, that has resulted into death, in Africa. Aflatoxins affect not only human and animal health, but also food security and trade. Though produced in small quantities, the ease with which these highly potent, carcinogenic metabolites permeate farmers’ fields, and crop value chain, is of grave concern.