Kenyatta urges African states to base food security policies on data

Farmers.

Farmers spray their crops. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged African states to use data and science in coming up with food security policies. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday urged leaders in the continent to improve food security policies by basing decisions on data and science.

The President spoke at the virtual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) summit at State House, Nairobi, on the same day he declared drought in some parts of Kenya as national disaster.