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Weather Info For All – Towards An Agriculture And Climate Advisory Service, David P. Rogers, Alex Awiti Jan 2013

Weather Info For All – Towards An Agriculture And Climate Advisory Service, David P. Rogers, Alex Awiti

East Africa Institute

The goal of this report is to build on the Svenska PostkodStiftelsen supported study of the weather and climate information needs of small-scale farming and fishing communities (Awiti et al. 2012) to increase support for the development of agriculture and climate advisory systems and services for farmers.

The Svenska PostkodStiftelsen study has been used to highlight the need for community engagement in the creation of effective climate services for farmers. The findings were shared with the World Bank, the Global facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and other development partners including the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Group …