Smartphones Help Latin American Farmers Fight Climate Change

Armed with smartphones, thousands of smallholder farmers across Latin America are set to benefit from a technology boost that will help them deal better with the effects of climate change. A three-year agreement will see farmers receive vital information such as weather forecasts and early warnings via their smartphones, as well as online training and equipment to help improve water usage. "There are 70 countries in the world today that have no access to weather information,"...

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