Innovator News Pivoting to Survive in South Africa: An Unusual Innovation Finds A Way Business is a bumpy road with twists and turns. No one knows this better than…ElleMurphyJanuary 5, 2020
Innovator News Dragonfly Forecasts Rain? To See Is to Believe It might be difficult for most city slickers to understand, but yes, a low flying…ElleMurphyNovember 29, 2019
Innovator News Ignitia Evaluation Available SWFF-funded Columbia University’s IRI conducted an external review of Ignitia, a SWFF Rd. 3 innovator.…Donna Vincent RoaFebruary 15, 2018
Innovator News Assessing the Impact of Iska SMS on Agriculture in Ghana Written by Rebeka Ramangamihanta I spent my summer as an M&E Field Evaluator for Securing…Donna Vincent RoaNovember 27, 2017
Innovator News Incorporating Ants, Animals, and Technology for Accurate Drought Prediction SWFF innovator Professor Muthoni Masinde grew up in a remote village in Kenya where her…Donna Vincent RoaNovember 13, 2017
Innovator News Accurate Rain Forecasts Over Text Message Ignitia — a tropical weather forecasting tech company - uses a proprietary weather forecasting model…Donna Vincent RoaMay 24, 2017
Innovator News This Hyperlocal Weather Forecast Mobile Delivery Service is Helping Farmer Improve Harvests In Africa, about 95% of all food production is dependent on rain-fed agriculture which means…Donna Vincent RoaJuly 26, 2016
Innovator News New App Detects Rainfall, Helps 80,000 African Farmers Farmers across six Sub-Saharan African countries can now increase their yields thanks to a new…Donna Vincent RoaJuly 21, 2016
Innovator News Mobile App for Rain Forecasts Raising Farmers’ Yields NAIROBI- A mobile, phone-based innovation that can predict rain is helping farmers in six Sub-Saharan…Donna Vincent RoaJuly 13, 2016
Innovator News How Rain Forecasting Via Text Can Help Farmers In The Developing World There are lots of types of data that Ignitia, a weather forecasting startup, could have…Donna Vincent RoaJune 20, 2016