Thursday, December 27, 2012

Climate data 'has helped African farmers boost production'

SciDevNet: Farming communities in Africa are benefitting from an exchange programme to improve access to, and understanding of, climate science, according to a report presented at a seminar. The seminar, held in in Dakar, Senegal, last month (20--21 November), discussed the results of the programme -- which encompassed two demonstration studies in Kenya and Senegal -- and identified the opportunities and challenges faced in making better use of short-range forecasts and early-warning systems for flooding....

URL: http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/news/climate-data-has-helped-african-farmers-boost-production-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment

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