Angeline Wairegi
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Dr. Angeline Wairegi is a leading scholar at the intersection of technology, agriculture, and social justice, with a primary focus on how artificial intelligence and smart farming systems are reshaping rural communities in East Africa. Her most-cited work, “Smart farming and artificial intelligence in East Africa: Addressing indigeneity, plants, and gender” (2022, 45 citations), critically examines the promises of precision agriculture—from robotic farm workers to AI-driven equipment—and challenges the narrative that these technologies are universally beneficial. Dr. Wairegi’s research uniquely foregrounds the roles of indigeneity, local plant knowledge, and gender dynamics, arguing that without inclusive design, smart farming risks deepening existing inequalities. Her contributions have been instrumental in pushing agricultural technology discourse beyond yield metrics to consider who benefits and who is left behind. By centering the voices of women farmers and indigenous communities, she provides a framework for more equitable technological adoption. Dr. Wairegi’s work is widely cited by scholars in development studies, human-computer interaction, and feminist technology studies, marking her as a vital voice in the global conversation on sustainable and just agricultural futures.
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