Chinese farmers are harnessing big data analytics to improve yields, particularly pork producers. The technology is being used by the country's largest pig producer, China National Pig and Poultry Research Institute (CNPRI), which has been using it for more than a decade.
Chinese farmers are harnessing big data analytics to improve yields, particularly pork producers. The data gathered on everything from crop hydration to sows' breeding habits are being digested by financial firms too, who are using the intelligence to make more informed investment and loan decisions in one of the world's largest agricultural markets.