Greg Benchwick
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you might be interested in this new ICT project in Uganda.
A new project in Uganda uses a set of ICT tools to collect, analyze and send out agricultural advisories, crop and livestock market information and weather data to Ugandan farmers, who are among the most affected by the impacts of climate change. More than 100,000 farmers now receive seasonal and short-term weather forecasts, agricultural advisories, weekly livestock and crop market information and guidance on low-cost rainwater harvesting techniques and drought and flood coping mechanisms via mobile-phone technology and interactive radio. As a result, farmers are able to minimize crop loss and damage, making them more resilient to a changing climate.
The project is designed in such a way that it is generic and customizable enough to be replicated in other countries. To support replicability, the core part of the system, including the SMS engine, reporting modules, data collection and transmission platform, do not change when deployed in different setting. All components of the system are based on widely used open-source applications and can be used by any institution/country without the need to obtain licenses and subscription fees.
The project is developing documentation to enable the customization of the system by interested parties including the ability to reconfigure the user interfaces, user rights and privileges, external interoperability points, administrative and user management options, and adding additional modules without changing the core elements of the system.
Key facts:
- More 100,000 farmers receive climate change adaptation information via mobile-phone technology, including seasonal weather forecasts and agricultural advisories tailored to their languages and regions
- As a direct result of the project, crop loss and damage has been reduced by up to 65% (USD 474 – 573 per household per year)
- The project is designed in such a way that it is generic and customizable enough to be easily replicated in other countries
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Rigobert BAYALA
Rigobert BAYALA
Diplômé en Protection de l'Environnement
MSc Geomatics and Natural Resources Evaluation
01 BP 6486 Ouagadougou 01
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:35:30 -0800
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Subject: [CIRDA Forum] ICT ENABLING FARMERS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN UGANDA
UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA) connects ideas, people and technology to build resilience to climate change in 11 of Africa’s Least Developed Countries. This forum is designed as an open knowledge exchange to share best practices, advance experiences and share new models and technologies. Contributions are welcome. The views expressed in this forum are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations, including UNDP, or the UN Member States.
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Pascal Okello
Good to receive from you.
Kindly send the mail in English.
Rgds
Pascal
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