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Registration for new Agro Hackathon in Expo Prado

20/08/19

The fourth edition will be held from 13 to 15 September.
Tiempo de lectura: < 1 minuto

The most innovative meeting on innovation and technology for agribusiness, HackathonAGRO, has already opened the pre-registrations for its fourth edition to be held on September 13, 14 and 15 in the framework of Expo Prado 2019.

 

The winners of this competition will travel to England for a week in November to attend the REAP agritech conference and visit Harper Adams University, a leader in agricultural careers and agricultural technology.

 

The HackathonAGRO is an open competition for researchers, entrepreneurs and experts in information technology, agriculture and business, co-organized by the British Embassy, the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (Cuti), the Rural Association of Uruguay (ARU) and the National Development Agency (ANDE).

 

The activity is aimed at students, researchers, entrepreneurs and professionals of the different profiles mentioned.

 

Multidisciplinary teams of up to four people will be formed in which they will contribute their individual experiences and skills with the aim of creating concrete solutions to a specific problem in Uruguayan agriculture.

 

The teams will receive the challenges on Friday, September 13 and will have the weekend to develop a business model and a minimum viable product or prototype to present a solution to the problem posed through the use of technology.

 

Beyond the specific challenge proposed by the competition, the HackathonAGRO is an instance of encounter that focuses on the process of teamwork as an instance of learning and promotes motivation. Participants will have support to work on their projects including different work areas, mentoring and presentations from experts in various areas. Pre-registration is open until August 28th at: https://hackathongro.uy

 

Source: El País

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