{"id":11412,"date":"2017-06-02T12:51:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T07:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techlekh.com\/?p=11412"},"modified":"2017-06-02T13:57:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T08:12:19","slug":"finalist-of-data-driven-farming-prize-selected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/finalist-of-data-driven-farming-prize-selected\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Nepali Teams Selected as Finalist of Data-Driven Farming Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"data<\/a>Feed the Future<\/a>, a U.S. government global hunger and food security initiative, organized Data-Driven farming Prize<\/a> which was initially launched in February 2017.<\/p>\n

The competition is seeking for tools and approaches that source, analyze and translate data and information acquired to improve value from agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n

Over 140 applications were submitted<\/strong> by various individuals, groups and organizations from across the world. The organizers have shortlisted more finalists than initially anticipated due to the high quality of the applications.<\/p>\n

13 finalists were selected<\/strong> from various countries such as Nepal, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Israel by the judging panel on the basis of their solutions to improve on-the-ground decision making to foster Nepali agricultural productivity. All finalists will benefit from mentors as they develop and test their ideas.<\/p>\n

Six Nepalese teams with various ideas and solutions made it as the finalists.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. R&D Innovative Solution Pvt. Ltd. with Agri Nepal<\/strong>, a mobile app and SMS based service to address the challenges faced by farming communities in Nepal through digital innovation.<\/li>\n
  2. Db2Map<\/strong> with agriculture intelligence system initiative to introduce online agriculture-platform and improve productivity.<\/li>\n
  3. Gham Power Nepal<\/strong> with a project development platform to help rural farmers predict all the requirements such as crops, irrigation, soil etc.<\/li>\n
  4. I.C.T. for Agri<\/strong> with Farmer Phone, a mobile app with overall market intelligence and connections.<\/li>\n
  5. DreamWork Solution<\/strong> with a project to improve efficiency and productivity of agriculture in a scientific methodology.<\/li>\n
  6. Intrepid Geoinformatics<\/strong> with a web portal to manage vegetable production for sustainable livelihood of farmers in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Among the 13 finalists, two awardees will win $100,000 for the most feasible and inventive solutions and an additional two will be awarded $50,000 for solutions that display significant potential.<\/p>\n

    Edited by \u2013 Sushil Awale<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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