Investing in use of data key to growth in agriculture in Kenya.

Investing in use of data key to growth in agriculture in Kenya. The Data Revolution requires the development of a vibrant ecosystem that actively engages in closing data gaps as well as building capacity of national statistical offices and other data producers including academia and private sector. The benefits of accurate, timely and accessible data in agriculture and other sectors of the economy are expected to be catalytic and significant.African governments now more than ever require accurate, timely and accessible data to make informed decisions and better respond to their citizens’ development needs. However, majority of them are facing immense challenges in generating, aggregating and analysing data in general regardless of the economic sectors. In many occasions it has often resulted in slow decision-making, poor co-ordination and inefficient resource allocation. One of the main challenges is the limited capacity of national statistics offices and other primary data producers, especially in rural and peri-urban locations. Data more