By BARACK ODUORMore by this AuthorA group of scientists have developed an innovative tool to detect and quantify severity of drought and floods in the country. The scientists from the University of Nairobi, working together with their colleagues at the Airbus Defence and Space, a UK-based space agency, said the tool will use satellite images to provide information. “We want farming communities and insurance firms to benefit from this modern crop monitoring approach,” said Dr Ogembo. The technology will provide farmers with drought maps and statistics of crop health throughout the growing season. “If the drought index is particularly low during the flowering time, farmers can expect low harvests,” said Dr Ogembo.

Source: Daily Nation May 07, 2017 19:32 UTC