Digital Agriculture Profile : Kenya
World Bank Group
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Abstract: The Kenyan agricultural sector is its economic cornerstone. Agriculture employs more than 40% of the total population and contributes 30% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).1 Recent years have brought significant new challenges,and important investment opportunities to Kenyaâ??s agriculture. Kenyaâ??s agricultural producers currently lack the contemporary technologies and decision- support tools necessary for sustaining and improving yields. This challenge is exacerbated by climate change,which has forced farmers to grapple with increasingly volatile weather,more frequent extreme weather events,and accelerated environmental degradation. Other stakeholders along agricultural value chains,including input providers,distributors,and consumers,also face substantial challenges. Some of these include product quality,monitoring,traceability,pricing,cold-chain and storage,value-addition,automation,and communication.