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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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Experts see ag observations from space as helpful but with challenges (The Fence Post) 

September 30, 2022


The Fence Post published an article stating that observations of agriculture from space can help predict global food security problems and help farmers be more efficient, but there are still challenges in using the technology, particularly in addressing sustainability. Experts said that making observations of fields and crop production is much easier today than in the past because there are more satellites to make the observations. Senior research fellow Jawoo Koo said, “pre-warnings from satellite data can become inaccurate if, for example, rains come late in the season. Accurate data is vital for crop insurance programs.” 

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