By cell phone, scientists assist African farmers facing effects of climate change

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dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Jeanne
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-30T18:22:11Z
dc.date.available2010-03-30T18:22:11Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionOnline article from Solve climate : daily climate news and analysis, November 27, 2009en
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file ( 4 p : ill.)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/42602
dc.identifier.urihttp://insideclimatenews.org/news/20091127/cell-phone-scientists-assist-african-farmers-facing-effects-climate-change
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSolve Climate, Science Firsten
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectWEATHER FORECASTSen
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONESen
dc.subjectTELEPHONEen
dc.subjectFARMERSen
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CHANGEen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.titleBy cell phone, scientists assist African farmers facing effects of climate changeen
dc.typeMedia Articleen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber103745001
idrc.project.number103745
idrc.project.titleDrumNet : Building a GSM-enabled Information System for Smallholder Farmers in Kenya - Phase IIen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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