Simon Gichuki (right), GM Ziara Farm in Kimbimbi area, Kirinyaga County, his brother Mathew Njagi inspect pumping of water from River Rupingazi to the farm NAIROBI, KENYA: The clock ticks 3.45am.

When I saw milk in the desert, I knew I had to become a better dairy farmer ... their success made me want to do better on my own farm in Kenya. I had started just a few years earlier, in 2005 ...

Paid and presented by IBM. Anne Mwangi is a maize and banana farmer in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Mwangi, and the 500 million smallholder farmers around the world like her, is entirely at the mercy ...