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Welcome trainees Lorenzo and Thirza

We would like to welcome Lorenzo Occelli and Thirza Feenstra to our team! Lorenzo is a Climate Physics student from Utrecht and will within his thesis improve the Start of the rain season algorithm, to predict the start and intensity of rain fall in tropical areas. Thirza is a student from TU Delft, now in her second year of the master Geoscience and Remote Sensing. In this internship she will work on the validation of the product ‘Rain in Africa’. Read more ›

What we do – graphic illustration

By co-creating high quality weather and climate services, we support the agricultural value chain and help farmers adapt to a changing climate. We partner with various private and public organizations to reach farmers in the last mile with reliable weather and climate information. Working with and for farmers is key; by receiving valuable feedback and information from a farmer, we can develop our services further. Over 500.000 farmers receive our services through their mobile phone. We strive to build their capacity and support decision making in their farming activities, which results in improved yield. Read more ›

Agro-weather tools and capacity building in Lesotho

Weather Impact has the opportunity to support smallholder farmers and the agricultural sector in Lesotho in becoming more climate-resilient. As part of the Smallholder Agriculture Development Program (SADP), that is funded by the World Bank, Weather Impact develops and delivers agro-weather tools to provide farmers and other agricultural stakeholders with actionable weather and climate information and advisories. Read more ›

Kenian farmers receive localized weather forecasts via SMS

We have started up our weather forecast text messages again for the farmers of Equity Group Foundation in Kenya. The first forecast SMSs have been sent out to 94000 farmers. The farmers receive the weather forecast twice a week. Every first SMS of the month also contains an outlook on the rainfall over the next season. Read more ›

Sub-seasonal to seasonal forecast information for Bangladeshi farmers – official project start

Last week we visited Bangladesh for the start of our project that aims to provide sub-seasonal to seasonal forecast information for farmers: #S2S4Agri. Weather Impact will, together with Wageningen Environmental Research (WEnR) and local partner Digital Innovation 4 Impact, develop the entire data stream from weather model data to agri-advisory services. Read more ›

Improving agri-weather services in Myanmar thanks to WE4F winning proposal

For the coming two years Weather Impact will continue its fruitful collaboration with Village Link thanks to our winning proposal for the Water and Energy for Food innovation (#WE4F) program. We are delighted that Village Link, as one of the most successful agri-tech start-ups in Myanmar, will take the leading role in this project in which we strive towards improving agri-weather services for farmers all across Myanmar. Read more ›

Cape Verde- Digitalization of weather data

In a project led by KNMI – Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Weather Impact is supporting Instituto Nationcal de Meteorologia e Geofisica (INMG) in Cape Verde in the review of several observational database management software. A software is needed in which INMG can process and analyze data. Also, part of INMG’s weather observations are not digitalized yet. The digitalized paper archive will be stored in the updated database management software. Read more ›

Operational Weather4Farmers app in Bangladesh

Our Weather4Farmers app is now operational for farmers in Bangladesh. With this app we provide farmers access to a range of weather services, including agrometeorological advisories. An additional benefit is the translation of the Weather4Farmers app to Bengali, the official and national language of Bangladesh. Read more ›

Stefan Ligtenberg managing director of Weather Impact as of June 1st

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Stefan Ligtenberg will become the managing director of Weather Impact B.V. as of June 1st 2022. He will be responsible for the general business operations of the company. Arnold Lobbrecht and Gerrit Hiemstra, the current directors, will remain connected to Weather Impact in the role as advisors. Read more ›

Vacancy: Business Developer/ Consultant

Are you looking for a new job and would you like to make an impact on today’s global challenges as climate change?
Do you have already work experience in weather, climate or agriculture related business?
We now have an available position within our team as business developer/ consultant. We are looking forward to your application!