AI-enabled Agrometeorological Advisory initiative

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Project period: 02 December 2025   To: 31 December 2026

Project details

ARCS in Action: AI-Generated Agromet Advisories for Smallholder Climate Resilience is a pilot initiative designed to transform how climate information is translated into actionable agricultural advice for smallholder farmers in Malawi. Malawi’s agriculture-dependent economy—supporting over 85% of the population—faces increasing climate variability, including droughts, floods, and erratic rainfall. While significant progress has been made in generating accurate seasonal and sub-seasonal forecasts, a critical gap remains: converting complex climate data into timely, localised, and farmer-friendly advisories. This project addresses that gap by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the generation, translation, and dissemination of agrometeorological advisories. The initiative aims to shift from a manual, generic advisory system to one that is scalable, hyper-local, and responsive to real-time conditions. The project is implemented under the Agricultural Resilience through Climate Services (ARCS) Consortium, with support from Norad and NORCAP, and involves strong collaboration between academia (MUST), government institutions (DAES, DCCMS), and international research partners (CGIAR). The implementation is structured in two phases: Phase I: Partnership building, data infrastructure development, and AI model co-design Phase II: Advisory generation, validation, translation, and digital dissemination Ultimately, the initiative aims to enhance climate resilience, decision-making capacity, and productivity among smallholder farmers while contributing to continental priorities such as Agenda 2063 and climate-smart agriculture transformation