Paul Mmtoni Barasa is a Ph.D. student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His research is in Agrometeorology with emphasis on the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Agricultural production systems. He holds a BSc in Information Technology and Computer Science (Information and decision modeling), Honours BSc in Information Systems from the University of South Africa respectively, and an MSc in Geoinformatics from the University of Pretoria. He is undertaking research especially to improve productivity amongst smallholder farmers on the African continent. Paul is also an ICT consultant.