How a lack of access to reliable weather data is hurting African farmers: Farmers don't get efficient information on weather changes, improving data can change this. Flickr/CDKNetworkMore than 70% of Africa’s population depends on subsistence agriculture for food, jobs and income. The continent has immense potential to feed itself and the world – it’s home to over 60% of … [Read more...] about How a lack of access to reliable weather data is hurting African farmers | The Conversation
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Libya Rescue Operations Continue Despite Harsh Weather Conditions
Libya Rescue Operations Continue Despite Harsh Weather Conditions: On 12 January, IOM officials met with Libya’s Minister of Defence at the North African country’s Navy Base to discuss ways of improving Libyan rescue-at-sea operations. During the one-day visit, IOM also met with the leadership of the Libyan Coast Guard to discuss the outcomes of a needs … [Read more...] about Libya Rescue Operations Continue Despite Harsh Weather Conditions
SA News: Crickets, birds, weather data combine to guide African farmers
Crickets, birds, weather data combine to guide African farmers: CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It was in Mbeere, in rural Kenya, where Muthoni Masinde began to pick up on nature's way of signposting shifting weather patterns, as she helped her mother farm their land. She learned that if thick ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Manav, Ananth, … [Read more...] about SA News: Crickets, birds, weather data combine to guide African farmers
Weather service: Snowfall expected in EC
Weather service: Snowfall expected in EC: A forecaster says a cold front is set to hit other parts of the country. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Gauteng housing backlog at 400,000 - Makhura: While the province has delivered close to 1m houses, it sits with a backlog of 400,000. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Authorities prepare for credit … [Read more...] about Weather service: Snowfall expected in EC
Trend Report: #SABC4 reinstated, Monte Casino man on fire, #TweetlikeDineo and extreme SA weather
Trend Report: #SABC4 reinstated, Monte Casino man on fire, #TweetlikeDineo and extreme SA weather: Another Friday, another Trend Report. This week hasn’t been the best for South Africa, especially considering the SABC’s mixed feelings towards the #SABC4 being reinstated, and a man setting himself alight at Monte Casino. However, we find the lighter side in #TweetlikeDineo and … [Read more...] about Trend Report: #SABC4 reinstated, Monte Casino man on fire, #TweetlikeDineo and extreme SA weather
