recycling is a disposable smart solution so we're still sending our. earth is truly unique and we know that the uniqueness is one allows us to live in survive why do you see the environmental issues in global 3000 on g.w. and on. the. the digital revolution is transforming our lives from smartphones and apps to new ways of working but what about the environment can digitize ation help that you know also look at the impact of the copied 19 pandemic as it shuts down much of the world welcome to our new edition of the who africa i'm now a guy from lagos nigeria and hello for me to sundry to nobody here in the

ugandan capito kampala well uganda like the rest of the world is to buckling the corner virus and while they looked on being lifted from sector to sector we're still registering squad a number of new cases still the show must go on and we've put together an interesting set of stories for you. with visit a man in ethiopia will help to bring clean water to his community. we also look at ways that. can be good and also bad for the environment. and looking and farmers who have discovered a local to slide grazing still wants. coverage in $1800.00 caused us to change the way we do many things like shopping for instance many wonder if it is still safe to do shopping on busy outdoor markets or

even on crowded streets that is partly why online shopping is common nowadays whether for clothes or groceries it is becoming boring these days also here in africa one company in zimbabwe for example delivers fresh produce and other items directly to your home now but helps cob the spread of the virus as well as reduce the amount of food wist. zimbabwe may be in lockdown but there isn't much social distancing it had all this market. and it too our cut to business hours means a large portion of the produce can't be sold and it's going to waste. any up. and here we are at risk of catching and spreading the virus but we have few options we need the money. business. in order to bring fresh produce

directly to the customer mussa c were founded the startup fresh in a box customers can order fruit and vegetables boxes on line and have no need to be at the crowded markets before the panamic a team filled about $120.00 orders a day now it's more than $1000.00. and 15 u.s. dollars for a standard vegetable box it's still a bit of a luxury people having access to the internet now means that they can interact directly with us as farmers don't agree with us and vigilance and they can get the full damage to their homes and we can assist in getting rid of the vast amount of projects that we have in all forms. ready packed boxes delivered each day in and around have a 12 hour delivery shift guarantee fresh products for many customers online

shopping is not only convenience but also offers a sense of security. a was an easy easy way to get your vegetables especially when you're unlocked and. it means you don't have to go and fight with the shops. and all the social distancing in the queuing and the hassles. if you say. the freshman books start up walks with 195 in zimbabwe. their farm produce is harvested as part order and can be delivered just in time. one of the ethos of our company is to make sure that we have a very low carbon footprint in the everything that we do our packaging for example

are really boxes form repurposed boxes from other industries so it's been a great way of us keeping costs down keeping our box cost price down and also keeping the environment clean. shopping online for fresh produce is not only convenient during the phenomenon. but the sustainable way of managing the supply chain helps also to minimize food waste and food nice. the story from zimbabwe is an example of one way addicted contribute to environmentalists and good health but growing reliance on powerful computers and data states is also having some negative impact on our ecosystems with a growing number of internet users expected any think any time anywhere dicta lies

ations ecological footprint will place a grettir pressure on our natural systems let's take a look at a few funds. online activity is soaring and gigantic server farms are using more and more electricity digitalization is leaving a huge environmental footprint. today it's already responsible for 3 to 4 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. that's more than all the emus waste industry produces each year. together cloud computer digital payment systems and online streaming require huge amounts of electricity. during the current 19 pandemic millions of children and young people were affected by school closures many of them had to take classes as well as socialize online. now over 50 percent of the world's

population has access to the internet in 2911 the number of internet users grew by 7 percent. if this trend continues digitalization will account for almost 8 percent of c o 2 emissions by 2025. on the cusp of the 4th industrial revolution an ever increasing number of processes are being automated in sectors like many factoring and health care all that will require even more internet traffic in. the energy transition to renewables is also a digital transition green tech startups are working on energy efficient digital infrastructure to make production processes and energy consumption more sustainable . digital data helps us better understand climate change and other environmental impacts on our ecosystems. intelligent traffic management not only reduces the

amount of harmful pollutants on the streets but can help to prevent gridlock digital technology cool. reduce global c o 2 emissions by 20 percent. digitalization can be green but we need to get more of our power from sustainable sources to prevent digital technology from further increasing harmful emissions. and not to another day get a solution in this era of mass produced goods you don't already know exactly what you are buying a lot of course medics for example contain micro plastics but what can you do to avoid them. well doing your bit look up. the content of the products before they buy them. it can provide detailed information about her to 1000000 different products maybe your shampoo is

about less. the shelves of shops and supermarkets are lined with products packaged in plastic but there are micro plastics hidden inside some products too especially cosmetics so how can consumers stay clear of products containing the tiny bits of plastic help is now at hand with an app called coaching a barcode scanner and reveals a complete list of a product contents as well as an overall rating but it's a kind of friendliness. gratings in the culture actually based on experts alike greenpeace w w f or friends of the earth also we have our own scientific team rates products based on latest type of. available since 2016

the swiss startup developed up in cooperation with the environmental group friends of the air. and in addition to cosmetics. they can also be used to examine the ingredients in processed foods and cleaning products giving health conscious shop has more confidence in their purchasing choices. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. tag doing your bit. we share your story. modern digital technology can be very useful in improving farming methods to our young agronomist in could develop has developed a way to deploy drones to make farming more efficient and also more environmentally friendly his company has specialized in what it calls for a cessation agriculture let's go see this. thanks these tomato plantation is

morny tug not by far one cause but they are drawn over an area the size of a small football pitch east of the bornean point c.t. vision on. the draw idea was launched by a local startup set up by cutting he wants to use the new surveillance technology to make traditional farming more productive and more sustainable. unfasten by example let's say a plot of land has an irrigation problem on one of its 5 fact that's something you can't make out with your own eyes but a drone can identify the area in question and that makes it easier to resolve the problem and at the same time increase your year to. the one you're not sure and i'm going to really like the after sitting off the drawing uses its come in red to create the aerial mops these are in turn relayed to

a computer dumb on the ground to detect t.v. larry to use or other issues on plantations it's part of a new i.t. assisted form of farming called position agriculture it's everything you say it's because it means that we can use the technology to determine exactly where plants have been afflicted by a disease and instead of treating an entire person off land we can focus on the specific area actually affected that they say they are losing history and show for your path if you're doing it that's also good for the environment fewer pesticides mean healthier soil on list pollution on plantations. from a fungus began walking together with the startup about a year ago in addition to the environmental aspect he also sees another crucial advantage for his country's agricultural industry. then.

we have a lot of land and a lot of options for expanding off our land but it's physically demanding market and very tricky to implement which has put a lot of people off farming but this technology is extremely efficient and it can also tend to people back to farming us. they provide. much of the day for us rationing is done to provide space for huge new plantations ivory cost is the biggest cocoa producer in africa according to figures from the wild bank over the last half a century ivory cost has lost around 80 percent of its forests. or it buys of course that we are fighting the 1st session a lot of farmers think they need to 20 and i thought in order to ensure a big carving but we show them how they can get similar yields with $100.00 or just

$5000.00 square metres a little later the 2nd drone is ready to take to the skies it has almost 10 liters of liquid best to save on board which will be applied exactly where it is needed. deploying drones also prevents damage to the plants roots from the heavy farming machines normally used. i reckon the one tied up with one drawn you can spray to hector has been under 12 minutes with conventional means he would need an entire day to cover one or 2 hectares. he now has a dozen strong team of prominent stuff i don't 40 customers already using their phones little sleep although attracting a plentiful wasn't easy and fast. the farming sector has been around for a long time when new technologies introduced it takes a while for people to be convinced of the benefits with a cost of being

a major fatah money timing from seed to harvest cost between food and $8.00 housing news which for many families initially seems a big but to the startups clinton now extending 2000000 senate gun drawn should be touching down father a field to. how much do you know about so warm yes they are caterpillars of them are native to china and i used to produce so what's around you is more silk was produced in asia but over time the proctors spread now and as the climate crisis is forcing farmers to find alternatives to put so farming is giving popularity in countries like kenya. cyclones they don't believe the harbor trains and they are giving hope to farmers in kenya due to the extreme weather patterns of recent years you don't know we know

has turned to say farming and this is the 26th the day and you can see the. already spinning. they are making points in other words they have already reached this stage that. stage yes as they as does the spin we have asked our quince the former senior research of the international center of insecure geology and ecology started the silk venture and 2015 what is left for us. in form of accordance we shall subject it to post harvesting processes that includes the flow shown of the cook and you know removing their pupae inside so that we use the remaining part of it for producing the thread today you don't know we know owns our own 500000 margaret

trees planted over 5 cows. many of the farmers in the region are following his example. to find a profitable crop to sustain their livelihood their ditching traditional cash crops such as coffee maize or sugar cane we haven't been working. to develop technologies for this ilk so that we can give seeds. and appropriate market tender and diligence for. the farmers in groups. villages where they cannot. send for the calls and we are linking farmers markets. on yourself production amounts to have approximately 2 metric tons of dried cochran's but the potential is far greater the amount of very trees whose leaves the warms it

tyrant and resistant to the cord morcha souness's pairing of silk worms for production of raw silk or sorry culture is becoming increasingly popular as a result we have. in the country and in countries where it is he. done isn't getting the production is raw in china. used in japan. and in india it is. with the city so even lead kenya. 96 is also used in the manufacture of skin products contact lenses soaps and woman organic products the national sorry cultural research center is country offering from a subsidy plants and mary berry cuttings are very subsidized rights and with the help of international investors they're also working to transfer money and help

them identify markets. if you don't 100 he has a gold com how did being the largest to sukhumi because puerto ended after that. we study that lot of say culture and the soup so now we. high technology to and. say cut about the can't use it because. japan is too developed and also the crime it the crime made in the kenya is much better than japan to china culture and by adopting to the changing climatic conditions small scale farmers like you to know we know how fond a way of sustaining their livelihoods. according to the world health

organization about 2200000000 people around the world don't have access to save drinking water one region particularly hard hit our africa their married people can only dream of having one awards or anywhere near their home and it is for that very reason that after many years abroad in jena fick do return to his native ethiopia to still want to talk in the rural communities in recognition of his own standing saugus he was awarded an international prize on the a because sia. like many people in rural ethiopia this mother of 7 doesn't have a water tap in her home until recently she and her family had to fetch their water from far away but now a water tap has been installed on a field just one minute away from where they live. and in the morning to be fashed

water and then we will go again in the evening and last year we started using the water guy it's cleaner and it's improved our hygiene love you. in this region 250 kilometers west of ethiopia's capital addis ababa 19 new water points have been installed. they provide locals with access to a reliable supply of clean water. the project was initiated by mechanical engineer for a car to a lake up he spent 16 years in germany as a political refugee but returned to ethiopia to contribute to his country's development and nature conservation efforts. i was awarded in the political activities also 970 s. i had a problem with every agent and then i leave the country and i came to germany as if you just as i was about to finish it as a jew question and it was

a regime change in ethiopia and i thought is it time to go home and to rid of the people because. people. i mean. outside the country and nobody would help as a country there are now fewer cases of worms and bacterial infections thanks to the new system it benefits not only humans but cattle too. we used to fetch water in the night and we had many problems now water is accessible close to our home and we have regained our health and the health of our children to. meet the burden of fetching water is often carried by children and particularly girls this girl does it about 3 times every day reducing the walking distances to water points improves the lives of children in many ways if she going to a distant place to teach whatever they don't have time to do their homework because they would not be in this school we seem to also get used to it's not the place.

and it would be the abused by men and it will fire forms at home another problem is logging trees a file for firewood or to make way for new fields the deforestation is a cause for concern you see around the mountains as there was a forest before the youth. with no trees to secure the soil it washes away with the seasonal rains this phenomenon called erosion stops the water from being kept in the ground. to tackle the threat of the russian the government has the villages dig trenches in the fields about it but not much but about it. and only. the water from the fields above will flow into trenches this will prevent silent motion and also reduce drought. on mount and total close to add is the terracing technique has already borne fruit that i can remember this

natural spring was 1st discovered by clergymen working for emperor mentally in the late 19th century it was rehabilitated by fatah to a lakers team and now provides more water than ever. we still have to stand in line but the amount of water has increased a lot before the water wasn't clean and wild animals cattle and humans were all using up together. these young indigenous trees were also planted by the community during the last rainy season in part to counter the adverse effects of the eucalyptus tree which flourishes here. you can produce a fast growing through from arthur idea there are globs pre about 3 clips 3 is draining much water from the ground whatever we have submitted an application to remove this one and replace it by indigenous trees so we can have more water. even

if drought and deforestation continue to hamper access to water in rural areas. has managed to improve the water supply for more than 55000 people in ethiopia. i'm afraid we've run out of time for today we hold this sure has given you some useful information on how our digital world does have some positive benefits for both people and their environment wishing you good health in this difficult times to take care and good bye for now for me now in lagos nigeria. for me sundra to no deal here in kampala please do join us once again next week for another edition of eco africa in the meantime you can visit our website on to social media channels all the best to you and try to stay safe get by. tough.

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