The Director General of Rural Development and Forest Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Esperanza Orellana has valued the importance of new information and communication technologies (Big Data) to contribute, through a more sustainable use of resources, to the rationalization of agricultural activity. Orellana, who made the remarks during the inaugural session of the conference held on March 29th by the Ministry to analyze current trends in the world of Big Data, said that policies to promote information and communication are crucial for agriculture.