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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

App enables smallholder farmers to be community influencers and citizen scientists

(International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)) Farmers are the first to take the brunt of the climate stress. Quickly obtaining information on the fallout is essential for development agencies, government and farmers organizations to respond efficiently. But poor connectivity and slow flows of information are an obstacle. An app tested with thousands of farmers in Colombia and Africa showed that farmers can quickly produce and share vital information when climate problems arise.

from EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science https://ift.tt/2IcBfOG

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