The Kenya Meteorological Department. The government agency has acquired new equipment to help farmers predict weather more accurately. [Photo: Citizen TV]Environment CS Judi Wakhungu has said Kenya has acquired new meteorological equipment to help farmers predict weather patterns and know when to plant crops.Wakhungu said changes in weather patterns complicate farming and has led to crop failures in the past.She said farmers have faced frustrations brought about by changes in weather patterns, the Star reports.“With new meteorological equipment in place, farmers will be guided when to plant crops and when not to,” Wakhungu said. Wakhungu spoke during the United Nations Environment Assembly — UNEA 3 in Gigiri, Nairobi. More than 4,000 delegates have attended the event.The CS said climate change is mainly to blame for the destruction of the environment adding that the government has put in place mitigation measures to tackle the problem.Meanwhile, Director of UN Environment’s Economy Division Ligia Noronha said focussing on the quality of growth is key to improving the quality of life.“That requires a culture that supports responsible production. We need to invest differently to transform our economies, and bring in the private sector to back clean growth,” she said.

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