Call For Expression Of Interest In The Agri Hack Championship Rwanda

September 24, 2013 Editor 0

Hive Colab and Outbox are some of the private partners who were selected to run a national selection event in Uganda to choose two teams to represent at the Hackathon. These are now inviting and welcoming you to nominate a team or product or  even self nominate to participate in the upcoming CTA ICT4Ag National selection event to take place at Outbox on the 30th September starting at 5:00 PM.

The Objectives of the Agri-hack Championship are to; showcase the potentials of ICT applications in Agriculture at the ICT4Ag conference and support the development of ICT innovations and entrepreneurship in Agriculture.

To be a part of  the National selection event, you can nominate your own team or another team that is developing an  ICT app in Agriculture.  The Agri- Hack Championship seeks to address the following challenges;

Challenge 1: How can bi-directional information sharing and communication between farmers and extension workers be encouraged or improved? Key areas of interest include information sharing and advisory on soil fertility, fertilizers, weather information, pests, diseases, access to localized farming inputs, multimedia content and ability to verify counterfeit products.

Challenge 2: Through ICT applications, how can access to financial services be made easier for farmers through a disruptive, innovative tool?

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