By cell phone, scientists assist African farmers facing effects of climate change
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2009
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Solve Climate, Science First
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This article reviews numerous projects intended to divert useful climatic information in a timely way to African farmers. For Africa and for most of the world where agriculture represents food security and stability, having affordable, manageable, comprehensible systems of agronomic information dissemination can make the difference between failed crops and a sustainable agrarian economy adapted to local weather conditions. To this end, cell phone service providers and agronomic information providers need to deliver product rates affordable to struggling farmers.
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Online article from Solve climate : daily climate news and analysis, November 27, 2009
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CLIMATE CHANGE, EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WEATHER FORECASTS, EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS, MOBILE PHONES, TELEPHONE, FARMERS, ADAPTATION TO CHANGE, KENYA