like. she painted me. and. i think that's nice blue venues who look at me. starts july 3rd d. w. . 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 we also look at the impact of 19 pandemic i think shuts down much of the world welcome to

our new edition of the who africa i'm now a tag made from lagos nigeria. hello for me to sundra to nobody here in the ugandan copy to kampala well uganda like the rest of the world is to bucking the current of virus and while the looked on is still only 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. we 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 have discovered a look or 2 side growth raising silkworms. 19

has caused us to change the way we do many things like shopping for instance many wonder if it is still safe to do shopping 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 west . zimbabwe may be in lockdown but there isn't much social distancing at tara's oldest market. and it to our cut to business hours means a large portion of the produce can't be sold and it's going to waste.

any of our marriage of all working here we are at risk of catching and spreading the virus but we have few options we need the money. without business. in order to bring fresh produce directly to the customer mussa see 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 on regions and they can get the full direct to the homes and we can assist in getting rid of the vast amount of projects that we have on all forms. ready packed boxes delivered each day

in and around harare 12 hour delivery shifts 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 book 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 for 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 canal make 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 a 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 e.u.'s waste industry produces each year. together cloud computer digital payment systems and online streaming require huge amounts of electricity. during the covered 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 and 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 full industrial revolution an ever increasing number of processes are being automated in sectors like manufacturing and health care all that will require even more internet traffic. 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 could. 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 digital 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 during your birth. chart the content of the products before they buy them. it can provide detailed

information on about her to 1000000 different products maybe your sample is about. 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 stick a report next 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 our products contents as well as an overall rating of its eco friend in this. great even the courts are actually based on experts like greenpeace w w f our friends of the earth also we have our own scientific team who are

its products based on latest scientific research available since 2016 with startup developed up in cooperation with the environmental group friends of the air. and in addition to cosmetics. it 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. passed tag doing your bit. we share your stories. modern digital technology can be very useful in improving farming methods to our young agronomist in could develop has developed a will 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. these tomato plantation is morny turd 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 obama vision. the draw idea was launched by a local startup set up by of a bucket cutting he wants to use the new surveillance technology to make traditional farming more productive and more sustainable. unfastened 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 have that same time increase your year when you're not sure and i mean really a lot of just sitting off the draw news is it's coming read to create digital aerial

mops these are entangling to a computer dome on the ground to take to larry to use or other issues on plantations it's part of a new i.t. assisted form of farming called transition agriculture it's everything. it's visited 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. and he's sure i'm sure for sure. 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 on 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 turn tiang people back to farming. the provide. much of the deforestation 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 question a lot of farmers think they need to 20 i thought hard in order to ensure

a big harvest but we showed them how they can get similar with one hectare or just 5000 square metres a little later the 2nd drawn is ready to take to the skies it has almost 10 liters of liquid best to say than bored we should be a play big zach leave where it is needed. deploying drones also prevents damage to the plants roots from the heavy farming machines normally used. i reckon the one with one drawn you can spray 2 hecht is then under 12 minutes with conventional means you'd 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 are already using their phones digital solution although attracting a plentiful wasn't easy at fast. the farming sector has been around for

a long time when new technologies are 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 farmers initially seems a big but to the startups clinton now extending 2000000 senate gun drawn should be touching down father a film to. how much do you know about so war yes they are caterpillars of them are native to china and i used to produce so for centuries more silk was produced in asia but over time the proctors spread now and as a climate crisis is forcing farmers to find alternatives to poor crops so farming is giving popularity in countries like kenya. cyclones there are the leaves of marbury trees and they are giving hope to farmers

in kenya here to the extreme weather patterns of recent years you don't know we know has turned to farming and this is the 26th the day and you can see the. already spinning. they are making. 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 i think the national center for insecure geology and ecology started the same venture in 2015 what is left for us. in form of corns we shall subject it to post how vesting process is that includes the flow shown of the book and you know removing their pupae inside so that we use the mending part of it for

producing that thread today you don't know we know owns our own 500000 margaret trees planted over 5 cars. 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 their seeds and appropriate market entering elations for. groups. of villages where they kind of a collection center for the us and we are linking farmers markets. on your soup production amounts to approximately 2 metric tons of dried cochran's

but the potential is far greater the marbury trees whose leaves the warms it are drawn to tyrant and resistant to the cord morcha souness's pairing of silk worms for production of raw silk also a culture is becoming increasingly popular as a result we have. in the country and in countries where it is really done isn't getting the production is in china. used in japan. and in india it is. so we've been led to kenya and you continue to. see is also used in the manufacture of skin products contact lenses soaps and who've been organic products the national sorry cultural research center is country offering from a subsidy plants and mary berry cuttings are very subsidized rates and with the

help of international investors they're also working to transfer money and help them identify markets. seem a few 100 years ago. hard to being just to see who could explode and did after that. we study that a lot of say culture and. the su so now we have high technology and. take culture but the we 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 show the culture and by adapting to the changing climatic conditions small scale firmest like you don't 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 safe drinking water one region particularly hard hit is south africa where many people can only dream of having won awards or anywhere near their home and it is for that very reason that after many years abroad engine ific 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 obese year. 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. in the morning be fashed water and then we would go again in the evening and last year we started using the water guy it's cleaner and it's improved our overall hygiene. in this region 250 kilometers west of ethiopia's capital addis ababa 9000 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 cargo and they caught 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 involved with in the political activities also 970 s. i had a problem with that region and then i leave the country and i came to germany as if

you just as i was about to finish it. it was a regime change in ethiopia and i told is it time to go home and to really get people because. people i mean. i'll say it's a 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've 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. going to a distant place to teach whatever they don't have much time to do their homework is

and would not be in the school we sent or to get us to a distant place to reach whatever and it would be we have used by men and when it will fire forms at home another problem is locking trees a file for firewood or to make way for new fields the deforestation is a cause for concern you see around the mountains of the 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 never got it but yeah but what about a. plan when you are. the water from the fields above will flow into trenches this will prevent soil abrasion and also

produce drought. on mt and total close to address that terracing technique has already borne fruit and i can remember this natural spring was 1st discovered by clergymen working for emperor mentally in the late 19th century it was rehabilitated by for cardio 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 effect of the eucalyptus tree which flourishes here i mean we can produce a fast growing through from arthur idea that there are globs pre by picking up the street is draining much whatever from the ground whatever we have submitted an application to remove this one and replace it right indigenous trees so we can have

more with that. 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 the shore 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. and for me sundry to no deal here in kampala please do join us once again next week for another edition of a africa in the meantime you can visit our website on social media channels all the best to you and try to stay safe get by. dumb.

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