At Digital Green, we see farmers
as the climate change heroes
that can build resilience for themselves
and for our global food system.
It's here in Ethiopia that we're supporting
more than 40,000 coffee producers
to both improve their livelihoods
and preserve these highland rainforests.
And be able to get access to capital
to take forward the actions that they need
based on that information and control their data.
The three broad areas that Digital Green works on
are to improve the efficiency
and impact of agricultural extension services.
And we use videos that are produced by these farmers
and for these farmers to share
improved climate resilient practices more efficiently
and really feature these local individuals
as the stars in these programs.
There's a real need to connect these farmers to sources of capital.
So we're building on the existing ways
in which these farmer groups access grants and loans
through government programs and through banks.
All of these interventions requires data about,
who are these farmers?
What are their location?
What are the practices that they're dealing with?
And how is the environment changing around them
due to climate change?
We've already seen this improve their incomes by more than 20%
and increase the efficiency of
these government extension programs by a factor of five.
The challenges of climate change can often seem
massive and urgent,
and they really are.
We've been able to create a ripple effect
through our own work of creating these climate heroes.
And I hope that through our work,
we're able to inspire others in other spaces
to be able to contribute and have an impact in a similar way.