Xinhua
26 May 2023, 21:35 GMT+10
NAIROBI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the European Union (EU) on Friday announced the setting up of Geographic Information System (GIS) laboratories to boost land governance in rural Kenya.
Husna Mbarak, Lead in land and natural resource governance at the FAO, said the agency plans to set up 34 GIS laboratories, a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data in different parts of the country.
"We have set up nine laboratories so far and we are currently in the process of completing another 25 before the end of June 2023," Mbarak said at a briefing in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
She revealed that nine counties now have digital registries complete with GIS laboratories and are already benefiting the population with clear land administration processes.
Mbarak also said that there are a number of trainings that are going on in the 34 counties where the laboratories will be located to empower personnel on how to use the equipment that includes hardware and software.
Myra Bernardi, head of agriculture at the European Union (EU) to Kenya, said the importance of having GIS laboratories is to facilitate land use planning and management through digital maps and this planning can help in the development of hospitals, schools, roads, natural resources and water access points.
She reckoned that improved land governance through the use of GIS can contribute significantly to some of Kenya's Vision 2030 priorities such as the creation of jobs, food and nutrition security, natural resource management and mitigation of conflicts.
Bernardi disclosed that the EU has embarked on supporting a number of climate mitigation and adaptation projects that promote sustainable small-scale electrification and green Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). And the EU is also supporting projects that integrate biodiversity conservation and conflict sensitivity in arid lands in northern Kenya.
Bernardi said the EU is supporting the application of GIS in land programs, adding that lapses in land governance use can worsen poverty.
The GIS system, Bernardi said, will lead to improved land governance to reduce conflicts on land and increase efficient and optimal use of natural resources.
Get a daily dose of Europe Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Europe Sun.
More InformationBEIJING, China: China has announced new tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products in retaliation for Canada's recent duties...
ENNIS, Texas: A man died, and three of his family members were injured when their RV flipped several times during a strong storm at...
One halcyon spring day in 1903, the 69-year-old anatomist and naturalist Dr. James Bell Pettigrew sat at the top of a sloping street...
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: Air Force fighter jets have stopped a civilian plane that entered restricted airspace near Donald Trump's...
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, D.C.: Farmers and food groups across the U.S. are laying off workers, stopping investments, and struggling to get...
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota: A new South Dakota law banning the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines has cast doubt on...
BERLIN, Germany: Volkswagen is set to cut 1,600 jobs at its Cariad software division by the end of the year, affecting nearly 30 percent...
The principal terminal, Terminal 1, at Israel's largest airport will reopen at the end of this month, having largely been closed since...
NEW YORK, New York - The knee-jerk introduction of trade tariffs by President Donald Trump continues to rattle markets with all the...
FRANKFURT, Germany: Ford announced this week that it will inject up to $4.8 billion into its struggling German unit to stabilize its...
SEATTLE, Washington: Boeing has revamped its employee incentive plan, tying annual bonuses for more than 100,000 workers to overall...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba: Farmers in the U.S. and Canada are bracing for soaring fertilizer prices as trade tensions escalate between the...