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Figure 31: Big Data characteristics and considerations [xxxi]
Box 21: Digitization of site-specific farming in Colombian communities 249, 250
Figure 32 summarizes the inputs, outputs, and interaction between the tools and various
stakeholders involved in Colombia’s site-specific agriculture project.
Figure 32: Colombia's site-specific agriculture project [xxxii]
In September 2014, UN Global Pulse, a UN body exploring the uses of Big Data for sustainable
development, named the climate-smart, site-specific agricultural decision-making tool one
of two winners of the UN Big Data Climate Challenge. The CIAT-CCAFS team was invited to
the UN Climate Summit, where their research was shared with heads of state, as well as
global business leaders and civil society leaders.
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