Abstract
Mobile phone ownership has seen a steady increase in Kenya in the last five years and currently stands at 28.08 million mobile phone subscribers spread throughout the country. With poor road infrastructure, the mobile phone has become invaluable in reaching many people and can be useful in broadcasting information such as in education, health, agriculture and many other sectors. Previous survey and analysis indicates that implementation of technology is one of the key effectors of turnaround of rural economies. The main challenge that lies ahead is one of strengthening the innovation capabilities of African in order to be able to successfully address negative impacts caused by climate change and achieve broader economic growth and development.
Highlights
Like other regions of the world, Africa and Kenya in particular is a victim of climate change that emanates from global warming
The negative impacts associated with climate change are compounded by many factors, including widespread poverty, human diseases and high population density, which is estimated to double the demand for food, water, and livestock forage within the thirty years
This study looked at the Nganyi community farmers in Western Kenya who have a well-established traditional indigenous weather and climate prediction system through their rainmakers
Summary
Like other regions of the world, Africa and Kenya in particular is a victim of climate change that emanates from global warming. Despite the technological advances in the use of modern scientific equipment to predict and manipulate weather, the study posits that scientific methods of weather forecasting are flawed, to some extent. This study looked at the Nganyi community farmers in Western Kenya who have a well-established traditional indigenous weather and climate prediction system through their rainmakers. Through an in-depth study of Nganyi community farmers and a comprehensive analysis of the results in a multi-disciplinary way, the researchers were able to identify information needs and perceptions of users which guided this study to develop a mobile phone application for rural farmers in the local context. These observations can contribute best both in and of themselves and as hypotheses for further research, as presented in this thesis
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