Department of Agriculture Development and Farmers' Welfare
Presents
VAIGA Agri Hack 23
Feb 25-27, 2023
College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram
VAIGA Agri Hack 23 is Kerala’s largest agricultural hackathon conducted by the Department of Agriculture Development and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of Kerala, as a part of the VAIGA Agricultural Fest, participating college students, startups, individuals, farmers, innovationists, and the public.
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Welcome
A Few Words
Kerala Agricultural Department presents VAIGA Agri Hack 23 intending to seek effective solutions for the major challenges faced in agriculture/farming, the agricultural governance sector, as well as the youth’s participation in agriculture and farming. Major challenges faced by the Kerala agricultural sector are identified and presented as problem statements. Higher education students, Startups, etc., are given the opportunity to choose these problem statements and work on their effective solutions.
Hackahton Categories
Who Can Participate
A.
Startup Category
1. Any startups from in and around Kerala
B.
College Category
1. All Graduate and Post Graduate Students
2. All Diploma Students
3. All other students pursuing any Higher Education Course in Kerala
C.
Open Category
1. Farmers
2. Professionals
3. General Public
Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan
Hon’ble Chief Minister
Sri. P. Prasad
Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture
Dr. B Ashok IAS
Principal Secretary for Agriculture and Agricultural Production Commissioner
Smt. Anju KS IAS
Director
Department of Agriculture Development and Farmers' Welfare
This Is Why
You Should Participate
The participants will get an opportunity to grab more support from Department of Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare depending upon their innovation model. Also, the prizes mentioned below!!
Startups Category
1st - Rs.50,000
2nd- Rs. 25,000
3rd - Rs. 15,000
College Category
1st - Rs.50,000
2nd- Rs. 25,000
3rd - Rs. 15,000
Open Category
1st - Rs.50,000
2nd- Rs. 25,000
3rd - Rs. 15,000
Let's innovate for a Green Future
Besides the prizes and certificates distributed, the Agricultural Department will work on to bring the selected solutions into practical applications.