Visit to Kenya in September 2021: Meeting with the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in Nairobi

On September 16, our project’s Co-PI Dr. Hamid R. Oskorouchi of the University of Hohenheim had a very insightful, engaging and productive meeting with the Management and team of the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in Nairobi. Mr. Benjamin Avusevwa, Director of Statistical Coordination and Methods, Mr. Abdulkadir Amin Awes, Ag. Director of Population and Social Statistics, and other KNBS members introduced our team to the KNBS’s current topics, tasks and challenges, and discussed the venues of cooperation within the SURE-FOOD project. Reliable statistics and qualitative analyzes are the basis of a world-class research, when it comes to resilience data and resilience statistics.

SURE-FOOD Project Team members Dr. Jonathan M. Nzuma (University of Nairobi) and Dr. Hamid R. Oskorouchi (University of Hohenheim) at a meeting with the Kenyan National Bureuau of Statistics (KNBS) team, Mr. Benjamin Avusevwa, the Director of Statistical Coordination and Methods, Mr. Abdulkadir Amin Awes, Ag. Director Population and Social Statistics and others, on September 16, 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya.