Student: Blake Slattengren
Graduation date: May 2018
Capstone type: Non-thesis
Capstone project:
Digitizing Agriculture: The Sustainable Development Impacts of Big Data Agriculture
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Agriculture is a dynamic industry that is currently changing with the adoption of big data technology as particularly evident in California and India. Through statistical, content, and discourse analysis of websites for agriculture data companies based in these two locations, big data has shown potential positive impacts on economic growth, food security in India, and water availability in California. However, there are potential negative impacts on equity, labor, and data security and I propose these as areas to target for responsible technology adoption. This is presented in a public report, poster, and scholarly summary.