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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Kenyan farmers tap apps to ride out Covid-19 and climate storm (The Star)

October 14, 2021


The Star (Kenya) published an article stating that Sub-Saharan Africa has more than 400 farming apps and platforms and that Africa’s digital farming services growing nearly 45% per year. The uptake of these apps is limited by tech challenges. David J. Spielman, senior researcher said agri-tech apps are already helping build the climate resilience of small-scale farmers. “Crop and livestock yields and production are edging upwards in Africa – the larger issue is that this rate of growth has to increase.”

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