Nairobi, Kenya — 19th February 2026 TomorrowNow has secured $1 million in support from Google.org to scale AI-powered agro-meteorological intelligence for smallholder farmers across Africa.
This support strengthens TomorrowNow’s ability to validate regional forecasts, improve the accuracy of seasonal climate data, and deliver practical, actionable weather intelligence through trusted partners and farmer-facing organizations.
The initiative will:
- Integrate Google WeatherNext forecasts into TomorrowNow’s Global Access Platform (GAP)
- Expand the Gold Standard Validation Network across Kenya, Zambia, and Malawi
- Deepen farmer-centered impact measurement with local delivery institutions including KALRO, Zambia Meteorological Department, and One Acre Fund
Turning AI into Early Action
TomorrowNow’s work aligns with the objectives of the AI Collaborative: Food Security — a global initiative facilitated by Google that uses AI, research, and data-sharing to strengthen food systems.
With this support, TomorrowNow will:
- Improve short-term and seasonal forecasting accuracy, extending foresight from weeks to multiple months
- Deliver localized, validated agro-met intelligence via SMS
- Demonstrate how AI-powered climate foresight protects harvests and stabilizes farmer incomes
Google WeatherNext is a family of AI-driven weather models developed by Google DeepMind that can generate highly detailed forecasts days in advance. Our Global Access Platform, or GAP, takes these forecasts and translates them into practical, location-specific advisories that smallholder farmers can act on: when to plant, when to spray, and when to prepare for heavy rain. But a forecast is only useful if it’s accurate in practice.
That’s why we’re building the Gold Standard Validation Network — a growing network of high-quality weather stations across East and Southern Africa that enables us to continuously measure how well these models perform in the agro-ecological conditions where farmers work.
Where we find gaps, we correct them; where we find strengths, we build on them.
In practice, this means pairing frontier AI forecasting with real-world observations, testing performance against what farmers actually experience, and refining advisories based on direct feedback from the communities we serve. The goal is simple: more reliable forecasts, delivered through trusted systems, that farmers can confidently act on.
Built for Systems, Proven at Scale
TomorrowNow embeds agro-met intelligence into farmer registries, and public advisory platforms to ensure long-term sustainability.
Metric | Result |
Farmers reached across Kenya, Malawi and Zambia | 6 million |
Average yield increase (surveyed farmers) | 12% |
Forecast access rate | 98% confirmed receiving advisories |
Action rate | 72% acted on guidance |
"With this support for the critical work of TomorrowNow, we aim to ensure that cutting-edge AI-powered agro-met intelligence reaches the smallholder farmers who can translate these insights into improved food security in their local markets. Through their participation in the AI Collaborative, TomorrowNow can demonstrate how new technologies and strategic partnerships can build more resilient food systems across Africa."
