AgriCloud in the media: Pula Imvula Magazine
In Pula Imvula Magazine’s June issue of 2019, the article ‘Get this weather app on your cell phone‘ by Nico Kroese (Manager Research and Development at South Africa Weather Service) will be published.
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Blog: From Rain4Africa project to AgriCloud service
The 1st of June 2015 the Rain4Africa dream started: 8 partners were targeted to reach more than 125.000 small scale South African farmers with the best available weather and climate services, to increase their food production and reduce weather and climate related risks. Read more ›
Successful Rain for Africa Developers Week creates new advisories for farmers
In April 2019, the 4th and last Rain for Africa Developers Week (R4A) took place at the HydroLogic offices in the Netherlands.
Masterclass on the AgriCloud application during HydroNET LIVE 2018
On the 13th of September 2018, the second edition of the biennial HydroNET LIVE event took place. Over 150 water managers from South Africa, Germany, Australia and the Netherlands came together to share knowledge and experiences about the theme of the event ‘Smart water management without borders’.
Tšhomišo ya tshedimošo ya boso go kaonafatša tšweletšo ya mafela
“Pula ya Afrika” (R4A) ke projeke ya go tšweletša APP go iša ditirelo go balimi lefapeng la ditemošo tša ka ga tša temo, go ya le ka maemo a tša boso a bjale lefelong la balemi. Maikemišetšo magolwane a ARC-ISCW a go dira dinyakišišo go tša temo le tša maemo a tša leratadima ba šoma mmogo le balemi-potlana, go ilwe gwa lemogwa gore go swanetšwe go kaonafatša ditirelo tša ditemošo.
Use weather information to improve food production
“Rain for Africa” (R4A) is a project to develop applications to provide advice to farmers as agricultural advisory services based on current weather information at their specific location. ARC-SCW, with its mandate for research at the intersection between agriculture and climate and through working closely with small-scale farmers, realised the need for improved advisory services.
Looking back at an inspiring seminar – Weather Information Services for successful local agriculture in Africa
Food security for Africa is an urgent global challenge. The main cause of food insecurity is inadequate food production. New weather services are key to produce food more efficiently and of higher quality.
HydroNET wins prestigious award for co-created water and climate services
How the Water Control Room provides an ICT solution for South African water challenges.
Over 80 projects funded by the Dutch ‘Partners for Water’ programme competed for the prestigious ‘best project’ award. The project ‘Demonstration of the HydroNET Water Control Room for South Africa’ has won. The jury explained: “This consortium provided a measurable contribution to solving world-water problems”.
Launch video Rain for Africa project (R4A)
During the official launch of the Rain for Africa project on 9 and 10 February 2017 in South Africa, the R4A consortium partners presented a short video about the ambition and goals of the Rain for Africa project.
Join the Rain for Africa (R4A) events on 9 and 10 February 2017 – Pretoria, South Africa
Organisations such as Agri-SA, Grain SA, AFASA, NERPO, water management bodies, municipalities, insurance companies and various government departments have already been invited. If you are interested to participate as a perspective stakeholder, you have a choice to participate in the R4A Technical Meeting and or the R4A Stakeholder Engagement Meeting.
