Syecomp recently participated in a panel discussion workshop on the topic: Climate and environmental services for Africa: Experiences on User Needs, User Standards, and Challenges.We have been improving the tech underpinning location-specific weather and climate information in Ghana and recently launched USSD-based access via the shortcode: *800*996#Voice note sample: Syecomp’s Farming Weather Forecast
Read MoreSyecomp’s agClimate Seasonal Outlook (SSO) for 2023 is based on projections and may be subject to extreme weather data variability leading to inaccurate predictions. This requires continuous localized weather data monitoring.
Climate change is threatening agriculture globally, and small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries are particularly vulnerable. Weather forecasts can be used to reduce risks faced by farmers and agricultural enterprises but simply delivering better climate information to these end users is not sufficient.
Farming Weather Forecast in Ghana: Bole
The Geomapping session will expose participants on what geomapping is, how it is being used, and the power it has to expand access to finance an climate resilient practices for smallholder farmers.
The agricultural sector is tagged as both the source and sink of the greenhouse gases and it is the sector that is most affected by the scourge of destabilization of the climate variablesConsultancy for the Development of Investment Readiness Materials for SyecompWeather predictability is a key asset/tool for most smallholder farmers since they rely on climatic conditions for farming activities.The 2019 World Risk Index ranks Ghana as the 50th most disaster-prone country among 172 countries. The agrifood sector is particularly prone to the impacts of climate variability resulting in lower cropping yields, water and land-use stress.