Big data highlighted to transform Africa's agriculture - Xinhua | English.news.cn

"Strategic application of big data are expected to speed up modernization of Africa's agriculture sector and enhance its contribution to the continent's socio-economic transformation.

African ministers for agriculture said at a conference in Kenya's Nairobi on Wednesday that investment in data collection, storage and dissemination infrastructure is key to transform a sector whose contribution to the continent's economies is profound.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in remarks read on his behalf by the Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich stressed the critical role of big data to revitalize performance of agriculture sector amid challenges linked to climate change and urbanization."