The miraculous device that saved my farm — and changed my life | Josephine Waweru

Elise Hu introduces Josephine Waweru, a smallholder farmer from Kenya, who shares her story of overcoming drought and transforming her farm with the help of a solar-powered water pump. Josephine details her initial struggles with water scarcity and how the innovation of affordable solar irrigation revitalized her farm, allowing her to diversify her crops and improve her livelihood. She emphasizes the importance of climate-smart solutions and encourages policymakers, investors, and leaders to support smallholder farmers by providing access to affordable technologies, training, and mentorship, advocating for farming as a business opportunity for the youth and a means to achieve climate resilience and food security. The episode also includes advertisements for IBM, TED's global idea search, and PwC, as well as a promotion for the TED Radio Hour.