Combating Cancer with Smoked Fish Technology

Eng. Alphonse Candia, Senior Research Officer at National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO). A research institution in Uganda advancing healthy food options and contributing to food security.
Speaking during a session of Science Stories Africa, Eng. Alphonse shares how consumption of fish processed with firewood increases the risk of liver cancer. He discusses the challenges of inventing a smoked fish processing kiln that eliminates cancer causing compounds from smoked fish. He talks about impacting society through technology.

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