Thomson Reuters Foundation – Ephraim Kofi Kenney does not like to work in the fields scaring pests away. But today he must. A flock of migratory birds has repeatedly invaded his parents’ rice plot outside Accra, Ghana’s capital, and the 16-year-old has been tasked with keeping the invaders away from the young crop. If he […] Read more
Drones helping farmers control pests, and keep kids in school
In addition to helping farmers map fields and fertilize more efficiently, they also annoy pests
Solar energy cools milk, making dairy farms more profitable in Kenya
Unreliable electricity has made cooling milk difficult in the country
Thomson Reuters Foundation – Four years ago, Njeru Kamuru nearly quit dairy farming. But when he learned that a solar-powered milk-cooling plant was to be built in his Kenyan village, he changed his mind. Before then, Kamuru said, he struggled to sell more than half of the 12 litres of milk his two cows gave […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
