farmsupport.ng digital solution for Climate change adaptation amongst African SHFs

Climate change has become real in sub-Saharan Africa. Rain patterns have completely changed hence, farmers who learnt agronomy practices from their parents (generational skill transfer) are now caught up by completely new and unpredictable patterns. Hence, planting and harvesting time is gradually changing. Farmsupport.ng was set up help small holder famers (SHFs) in Africa especially women adapt to climate change by providing timely field data supported information to SHFs using digital innovations including local radio outreach, SMS, and USSD. This information will influence SHFs choices and decisions as regards crop varieties, agronomic practices, market intelligence and general farm planning for climate adaptation. It reduces cost of farming as the use of SMS alerts on inputs prices, locations of nearest dealer; pests and disease warnings including bio-security measures. The ultimate goal is to help SHFs adapt to climate change using technology hence producing more food.