Were bringing power to the flower with the drones and ai dealing with the changing climate of this blossoming industry. Were also in the rural communities, where ai is improving prenatal care. And we explore the piles of electronic waste making locals choose between lives and livelihoods. Agriculture plays a huge part in many peoples livelihoods in kenya in fact, the industry employs more than 40 of the total population. But Climate Change is having a real impact on the crops there, and you might be surprised to find out what one of the most sensitive crop types is. Flowers. They have a specific window for being grown and sold and if the weathers out of sorts, it can completely derail the process. But technology can help, and Shiona Mccallum has spent a day on a rose farm in naivasha to find out more. Our years are punctuated by times that we want to buy flowers valentines, birthdays, christmases and the chances are when you look in your bouquet, one of the stems wouldve been grown her
But technology can help. And Shiona Mccallum has spent a day on a rose farm in naivasha to find out more. Our years are punctuated by times that we want to buy flowers valentines, birthdays, christmases. And the chances are, when you look in your bouquet, one of the stems would have been grown here in kenya. But like most places, this part of the world is not immune to the problems that Climate Change is bringing. Rising temperatures, extreme droughts and flash floods are affecting the crop yields. In fact, just a couple of years ago, some Kenyan Flowerfarms reported losses as high as 50 due to the impact of heavy downpours. So thats where the Technology Comes in. Artificial Intelligence Company lima labs is providing a Machine Vision system using drones, which they say makes the farming smarter and more predictable. We use a camera on the drone to take images of crops in the farm. And then once weve gotten those images, we send them to the office and then were able to process them and