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Hackthon-3.0 (Speed Breeding for Crop Improvement)

A hackathon named “KRITAGYA” has been planned by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) along with Crop Science Division of ICAR on 'Speed Breeding for Crop Improvement'. Hackathon 3.0 has been organized in 2022-23 to promote and enhance the learning capabilities, innovations and disruptive solutions, employability and entrepreneurial drive in the Crop Science sector. Students, faculties and innovators/entrepreneurs from any university / technical institution across the country participated in the event in the form of a group.

This hackathon received a great response across the country, where more than 135 teams (460 participants) actively participated in the event.

Problem Statements

Business Models for Biofortified Crops Value Chain
Business Models for Bringing Efficiency to Edible Oil Value Chain
Traceability Solutions for Seed Supply Chain Management
Innovative Models for Technology Commercialization
ERP's (Enterprise Resource Planning Software) for Seed Production and Distribution
Application of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Computing (VR) in Seed Quality Management
Digital Technologies for High Throughput Phenotyping
Device/Rapid Methods for Micronutrients Detection in Crops
Decision Support System for Pest Forewarning and Management

Value Added Products from Crop Residues/Milling by Products
Technologies to Reduce Food Miles and Carbon Footprints of Agriculture
Intelligent Audio Chatbots for Farm Advisory
IoT Applications for Production Planning and Price Risk Reduction
Quality Seed Management - Block Chain Technology for Ensured Quality
Smart Storage Structures for Food Grain Storage with an Application of AI
Digitization of Breeding Platforms
Smart LED Lights for Speed Breeding

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