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Can a Simple Text Message Help Farmers Protect Their Fish? 

In Zambia, fish farmer Petronella Mumpangwe has seen how quickly things can change.

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In Zambia, fish farmer Petronella Mumpangwe has seen how quickly things can change.
“When it is hot, the ponds dry up,” she says. “When there is no water, the fish die.”
Across Zambia and Malawi, climate change is making aquaculture more unpredictable. Rising temperatures, prolonged dry spells and floods are disrupting production cycles that farmers once relied on. For many, a single shock can wipe out months of work and investment. 

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