Teams from Ghana , Germany and China get hold of top placings at a digital agriculture competition co - organized by the FAO and Zhejiang University , showcasing the abundance of youth - led design in the agri - food system .
The 2d Global Agrilnno Challenge , co - organized by the FAO and Zhejiang University with financial support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China and Pinduoduo , pull in nearly 160 teams from over 40 countries . The competition aims to promote untested farming entrepreneurs and their innovative solutions to take on the rural - urban digital water parting . The results were announced on Dec. 9 , 2021 .
produce For Me ( GFM ) , a Ghana - free-base micro - financing provider in rural expanse , take first billet in the competition . EPTeck Technologies , an Internet of Things - establish wise husbandry solution provider from Germany , placed secondly . A team from China , Point Grass into Gold , win third berth for their forward-looking and sustainable estimation of recycle cotton stalks .
“ younker - direct innovational solutions and business models can play a critical role to unlock the potential of digitalisation to end hunger and poverty , ” say Mr. Khalid Bomba , Chief Innovation Officer of the FAO . “ It is crucial that we promote young people to contribute to the future tense of agriculture and admit them in key decisiveness - making process as much as potential . ”
Digital technology such as the net , mobile technologies and gadget , data analytics , are changing agriculture and the food arrangement . Yet the benefit of ameliorate efficiency and productiveness are raggedly distributed across the universe , with smallholder farmers especially look obstacles in accession .
Pinduoduo has support the Global Agrilnno Challenge since its inception , as the competition ’s aim of promoting young agripreneurs is in seam with its destination of encouraging more untried gift to go into husbandry and lead the transformation of the sphere .
As China ’s heavy agribusiness platform , Pinduoduo has commit substantial resource to go through engineering science solutions along the agriculture supply chain of mountains . It has pledged to nurture and nurture the natural endowment needed in agricultural modernization and is unparalleled among China ’s expectant consumer internet company in have agriculture as the linchpin of its business from the scratch .
The company initiate the Smart Agriculture Competition , an annual precision farming contest , to bring together young gift from different disciplines to develop engineering for smallholder farmers . The competition is emerging as a lead show window for young farming endowment in China , with 80 % of team penis in the competition finals in their 20s , The FAO and Zhejiang University are also partners of this competition .
In August , Pinduoduo harbinger a “ 10 Billion Agriculture Initiative ” that will cover vital need for the Department of Agriculture and rural sectors . The Initiative strives to facilitate the progress of agritech , promote digital inclusion body , and furnish agritech talents and workers with large motivation and a sense of achievement .
“ Agriculture is an industry with great potential for immature people deal a futurity in engineering and who draw a bead on to make an impact on society , ” said Andre Zhu , Senior Vice President at Pinduoduo . “ We are happy to leverage our resource to provide more opportunities for young agricultural talent across the mankind . ”
