Rabobank analysts say data-intensive farming could add €10bn per year to value of crop farming

Adopting data-intensive farming can easily add €10 billion per year to the value of field crop farming on a global scale, according to analysts in Rabobank, the leading global agri-bank.

Data-intensive farming employs control centres to collect and process information in real time to help farmers make the best decisions with regard to planting, fertilising and harvesting crops.

Sensors placed throughout the fields are used to measure temperature and humidity of the soil and surrounding air.