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Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, inaugurated  the Virtual Agri-hackathon 2020organised by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare in association with IARI, Pusa.

Highlights

• The 2-month long event is the first of its kind & the largest virtual event in the history of Indian agriculture.
  
• It will bring together the most important stakeholders from industry & government alongside India’s young bright minds, creative startups and smart innovators who will build new, fast and frugal solutions to tackle the big questions we’re facing today.
  
• The hackathon will happen in 3 elimination rounds and the final 24 winners will get a cash prize of INR 1,00,000 along with incubation support, tech & business mentoring and various other benefits.
  
• The hackathon will accept innovations & ideas on farm mechanization, precision agriculture, supply chain & food technology, waste to wealth, green energy, etc.

Objective

From the biggest names to the most exciting startups,from learning, innovating to pitching, Agri India Hackathon will unfold incredible things in a never-before virtual experience.
The goal: Collective impact with new-age, fast & frugal innovations to navigate these focus areas.

Source: PIB