TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kshetri,Nir
ED  - C.A.B. International,
TI  - Big data's big potential in developing economies: impact on agriculture, health and environmental security 
SN  - 9781780648705
AV  - QA76.9.B45 K74 2016eb
U1  - 005.7094 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK
PB  - CABI
KW  - Big data
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Agriculture and state
KW  - Medical policy
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Agricultural credit
KW  - cabt
KW  - Agricultural policy
KW  - Agricultural sector
KW  - Constraints
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Health care
KW  - Health policy
KW  - Information
KW  - Resource conservation
KW  - Small farms
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Big data in developing countries: current status, opportunities and challenges -- Big data ecosystem in developing countries -- Big data in environmental protection and resources conservation -- Big data in health-care delivery and outcomes -- Big data in agriculture -- Big data's roles in increasing smallholder farmers' access to finance -- Data privacy and security issues facing smallholder farmers and poor communities in developing countries -- Lessons learned, implications and the way forward; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format
N2  - This book aims at identifying and understanding the key factors and mechanisms involved in the diffusion and utilization of big data (BD) in key policy areas such as agriculture, health care and the environment in developing countries. The book has eight chapters and covers: (1) the current status, opportunities and challenges of big data in developing countries; (2) the big data ecosystem in developing countries; (3) big data in environmental protection and resource conservation; (4) big data in health-care delivery and outcomes; (5) big data in agriculture; (6) big data's role in increasing smallholder farmers' access to finance; and (7) data privacy and security issues facing smallholder farmers and poor communities in developing countries
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781780648682.0000
ER  -