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Unicef defines five levels of service in relation to access to drinking water, ranging from ‘surface water’ – drinking water directly from a river, dam, lake, pond, stream, canal or irrigation canal – to ‘safely managed,’ which is drinking water from an improved source that is accessible...

SDG 6 aims to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for all. In sub-Saharan Africa, as of 2022, 31% of the population used a safely managed drinking water service, 24% of the population used a safely managed sanitation service, and 23% of the population had a handwashing facility with soap and w...

In 2022, the growing of crops, animal rearing and support activities to agriculture contributed KSh2.527 trillion. (21.2 % of nominal GDP). ...

In 2022, cut flowers had the largest recorded marketed agricultural production in Kenya at KSh 103.5 billion, followed by tea at KSh 156.7 billion and cattle and calves at KSh 84.7 billion. ...

Wheat production fell by 13% from 349,000 tonnes in 2021 to 271,000 tonnes in 2022, according to the Economic Survey 2023. The country consumed 2.1 million tonnes of wheat as food. A total of 11 tonnes were used as seed and 122 tonnes had “other” uses. Another 40 tonnes were lost. ...

Farming is key to the majority of African economies and accounts for at least 17% of sub-Saharan Africa's GDP. ...

Somalia. According to the World Bank, agriculture made up 62.7% of the country's GDP in 2021. ...

High-quality cocoa beans are Nigeria's largest agricultural export. The crop accounted for N74.65 billion of total agricultural exports in the fourth quarter of 2022. ...

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Nigeria was the world's largest producer of yams in 2021, with an output of 50 million tonnes ...