Birch goes on to explain that the Kenyan Met Office has been able to computerise its forecasting services, thanks to Computer Aid PCs, which have been provided to the 36 weather stations in Kenya. The weather stations are now able to quickly process weather data, and so provide farmers such as James Muthoka with crucial advice on when the rains are likely to fall and which variety of crops to sow.

"My farm provides the only income for me and my family," says James Muthoka in the article. "The drought is very severe and without the information my crops would have definitely failed."

The bumper harvest also meant that Muthoka was able to sell the additional maize, while his neighbours have insufficient food to feed their family.

Computerised Met Office data is also being used to improve the health of people by forecasting outbreaks of life-threatening diseases such as Malaria and Kala-azar.

You can read the full article about Computer Aid on The Independent website.

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