Big data has been used in a variety of decision making situations in the Asia Pacific Region, reports Computer Weekly.

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri used its big data platform to determine which branches should remain operational and gave that information to customers and the government’s financial services authority.

According to Tires and Parts Net, big data is helping Bridgestone get better yields from its rubber farms. 

Bridgestone Corporation announced that it has developed an optimization system for Para rubber tree plantation that utilizes big data to contribute to higher yield at rubber farms.

Big Data can help farmers do everything from apply pesticides most effectively to planting the best crops, reports Analytics Insight. 

Technological revolution that is currently happening in the agricultural sector became possible, among other things, due to big data. Collecting and analyzing big data can not only improve the productivity of individual farms but also help halt a global food crisis.