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Refurbished computers aid Kenyan farmers
Katumani, Kenya (UPI) Dec 26, 2009 Refurbished computers are changing the fortunes of farmers in central Kenya by accurately and instantly predicting the weather, officials said. The digital age arrived two years ago and since then has often meant the difference between a good crop and no crop at all, The Independent reported Saturday. "It's helping them to decide which crops to plant, which fertilizer to use and when to plant," Jackson Mwangangi, who runs the local weather station near Katumani, told the British newspaper. Local farmers had no quick and accurate access to weather information until the British charity Computer Aid equipped Jackson's station with refurbished computers and taught him how to use them. Now forecasts are available to anyone with an Internet connection or phone, and they're also circulated via a motorcycle rider who carries the forecasts to hundreds of small farmers in the region. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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