October 22, 2023・3 min read

TomorrowNow Participates in the Niche User Innovation, Design & Feedback Workshop Convened by Regrow Ag in Kigali and Nairobi

TomorrowNow participated in a co-design workshop convened by Niche Project partners in Kigali and Nairobi.

East Africa – TomorrowNow.org joined Regrow Ag & partners including University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NASA Harvest & One Acre Fund in Kigali and Nairobi for the Niche User Innovation Design & Feedback Workshop deep dive sessions into the Niche Project led by Regrow & funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

We learned from the workshop conveners and participants that high-quality weather data can make a significant difference in the outcomes of crop variety placement and ultimately contribute to inclusive local climate adaptation.

Our Director of Climate Resilience Philip Frost used the opportunity to highlight the progress that TomorrowNow.org has made through Project Osiris to understand the weather & climate data needs of seed breeding programs in East Africa, conduct data validation studies, as well as develop key weather/climate technologies as key inputs within seed breeding services & agro-climate modeling applications.

Improved Weather Data as a Key Input to Crop Modeling

Weather data is an important contributor to climate adaptation solutions including crop modeling, which is why TomorrowNow.org & partners including Tomorrow.io, Salient Predictions, Regen Organics and the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), are focused on promoting the adoption of next gen weather innovations by key stakeholders and communities at the front lines of climate change.

We continue to leverage expertise in data bias correction & validation in ensuring that the weather & climate data provided to seed breeders & crop modelers takes into account aspects such as elevation variation to ensure its quality, relevance and usefulness.

“We have been working very closely with the Niche Project by providing them with historical reanalysis weather data. Our participation at their workshop provided a clearer understanding about how TomorrowNow is going to continue supporting Regrow’s work ensuring better crop simulation modeling within East Africa”

– Philip Frost, Director of Climate Resilience, TomorrowNow.org.

Georgina Campbell Flatter

Georgina is the co-founder and Executive Director of TomorrowNow.org - a global non profit leveraging transformative philanthropy to connect next generation weather and climate technologies with communities in need. Prior to TomorrowNow.org, Georgina spent a decade at MIT where she was a senior lecturer and led global initiatives designed to bridge technology and social impact. Georgina has worked on many innovation initiatives for organisations including: the MIT Legatum Center, MIT REAP, the XPRIZE Foundation, the World Bank, USA Dept of Energy, MIT, Harvard and Oxford University. Georgina is mother of two, passionate about empowering the next generation of STEM leaders, with a focus on women and youth, and is an active member of her local community. She acts as trustee and advisory board member for several charities (The Darwin Centre, Mama Foundation, FOSPs) and is a local Parish Councillor. She read Material Science at Trinity College Oxford and Technology and Policy at MIT.