Data can be really revenue stream for farmers? Unless there is still a discussion about ownership about data
Who Owns Farmers’ Big Data?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emc/2014/07/08/who-owns-farmers-big-data/#2263038b6033
Earning money from farm data is possible now. Technology startup FarMobile created DataStore to sell electronic farm records data. And they are harvesting farm data $1/acre.
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