ITIKI Drought Prediction Tool

Returning to our Roots to Combat a Crisis

UCD Discovery is delighted to invite you to join thought leader Muthoni Masinde, Professor of Computer Science, Entrepreneur in Information Technology, Head of IT Department, Central University of Technology, Free State (South Africa), and Founder and CEO of ITIKI, on UCD Discovery's 'Zoom for Thought' 15-min chat series on

Tuesday September 8th @ 3pm SAST

where she will discuss;

‘Returning to our roots to combat a crisis’

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ITIKI Project

The challenge we addressed

Droughts remain the number one disaster in Africa, and of all the people affected by all types of disasters, drought is responsible for over 88% of them. There is currently no appropriate drought-forecasting tool for smallholder farmers. Farmers continue to rely on their indigenous knowledge to reach critical cropping decisions.

Our Solution

The challenge we addressed

Our drought early warning system forecasting tool integrates indigenous and scientific drought forecasting and uses a mobile application, a web portal, and SMS service to pool weather information through a network of sensors that monitor weather conditions for smallholder farmers. The system is anchored on the novel integration framework called Information Technology and Indigenous Knowledge with Intelligence (ITIKI), forecasts are available via the ITIKI Smartphone App and USSD service.

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The challenge we addressed

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Indigenous knowledge ensures that the system is relevant, acceptable and resilient. ITIKI further employs three ICTs (mobile phones, wireless sensor networks, and artificial intelligence) to enhance the system’s effectiveness, affordability, sustainability, and intelligence.

ITIKI Drought Prediction Tool

ITIKI Drought Prediction Tool

Our Partners

Returning to our Roots to Combat a Crisis

ITIKI Project

The challenge we addressed

The challenge we addressed

The challenge we addressed

Our Solution

The challenge we addressed

The challenge we addressed

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The challenge we addressed

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