Nairobi, Kenya – TomorrowNow participated in the Google AI for Weather Deep Dive workshop held in Nairobi.
The purpose of the workshop was to gather insights on how organizations are currently utilizing weather data, and to exchange ideas on future needs and opportunities for digital weather intelligence.
The event brought together leaders and innovators from across the small-scale farming ecosystem to explore Google’s latest advances in AI-driven weather forecasting. They included:
- Farmer-facing organizations including FarmerIT, One Acre Fund, Digital Green, Hello Tractor, Apollo Agriculture, and Viamo
- Weather tech innovators represented by Ignitia
- Research partners including CIAT and Strathmore University
- Sector organizations such as AGRA
Key Highlights
Google presented updates on their Graphcast (AI-based deterministic forecasts) and Gencast (ensemble diffusion model) technologies, showcasing rapid advancements in the field.
The workshop provided a platform to discuss practical use cases for modeled weather data, with a strong focus on supporting food security, disaster monitoring, flood and drought early warning, and climate risk management in Africa.
At TomorrowNow, we see this kind of collaborative innovation as essential to building the next generation of weather technologies that meet the needs of smallholder farmers.
Participation in the workshop reinforced our commitment to bridging scientific advancements in weather prediction with real-world agricultural use cases, ensuring that accurate, timely, and localized forecasts reach the people who need them most.
We were honored to join this conversation and exchange insights with fellow innovators, researchers, and farmer advocates—and look forward to continued collaboration in unlocking the power of AI-driven weather intelligence for climate resilience across Africa.
