Every aspect of modern human living has now become significantly dependent on the use of data and analytics to reach optimum utility levels. Agriculture, modernized and mechanized over the ages, now makes judicious use of data analytics, particularly on aspects of agricultural supply chain, to improve efficiency. This article focuses on the merits of using supply chain analytics in agriculture. Global agricultural information can be organized and made universally accessible and useful. This article brings out how and why enormous volumes of data should be harnessed to effectively enhance agri SC in a sustainable manner, and benefit not just the customers but also the environment. This article establishes the rationale behind applying SC Analytics (SCA) in Agriculture and prepares the floor for further research on how volumes of agricultural data can be used effectively by corporate giants to implement Blockchain and Al technologies in agri SC.
Sanjeev Kumar (Sat,) studied this question.