Not All Use Cases Are Created Equal, However, and Developers Need to Focus on Top Opportunities Like Input Reduction and Machinery Maintenance, Lux Research Says
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 23, 2015) - Big data can be the most flexible tool for increasing the efficiency of food production through precision agriculture -- a quantified approach to cultivation that uses sensing, input modulation, and data analytics to enhance the efficiency of agriculture. Using it correctly will be essential to feeding the world's growing population while also improving the environment, according to Lux Research.
Today, farmers struggle to find value in big data -- tech developers need to focus on meeting strategic and tactical goals, and identify use and business cases to lay the groundwork for adoption and growth.
"There's no dearth of information or computing power -- today's challenge is integrating the deluge of data in a way that farmers buy into," said Mark Bünger, Lux Research Director and one of the lead authors of the report titled, "Big Data in Precision Agriculture."
"While many farmers are still reluctant despite increasing availability of information and technology, there are clear ways to use big data in agriculture now," he added.
Lux Research analysts assessed the various ways in which big data can help precision agriculture, and their economic viability. Among their findings:
The report, titled "Big Data in Precision Agriculture," is part of the Lux Research Big Data Intelligence and the Agro Innovation Intelligence services.
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