Cambodia’s agricultural economy has been taking some major hits over the last two decades, but can an analysis-driven combination of big data and the internet of things (IoT) help make a difference in the sector like they have done elsewhere in Southeast Asia?
The corrosive effects of ongoing climate changes and a significant dropoff in production output have been hailed by industry watchers as the main reasons why Cambodia’s agriculture sector has seen growth decline from 7.2% in 2003-2007, to 4.5% between 2008-2012, and is now just around 1% in recent years.
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors combined are contributing nearly 9% less to the country’s GDP than they were just six years ago, as the two contrary effects of prolonged droughts and floods have decimated harvests, destroyed maize-planted land, and limited access to water needed for replanting.
In full: https://techwireasia.com/2020/10/cambodia-is-optimizing-farming-yields-with-big-data-insights/
