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Kinya Kaibung’a

Kinya Kaibung’a is a Research Officer with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has a keen interest in leveraging machine learning, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to boost climate resilience and food security in smart agriculture systems.

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Climate Change and Conflict in West Africa (4) (Business Day)

September 25, 2019


Business Day (Nigeria) reported on African agriculture. Largely rain-fed, agriculture in Africa is currently the least productive in the world. According to IFPRI, only 4 percent of cultivated land in Africa south of the Sahara is irrigated, compared to 37 percent for Asia. Studies estimate that improved irrigation could boost agricultural. African farmers must adopt modern agricultural methods.

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