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DESCRIPTION:The Tech for Farmers Hackathon is a dynamic\, solution-oriented
  event aimed at leveraging technology to address real-world challenges in 
 agriculture. Innovators\, developers\, and agricultural enthusiasts come t
 ogether to design and build innovative solutions that can improve farming 
 efficiency\, crop management\, irrigation systems\, supply chain processes
 \, and sustainable agricultural practices.\n\nParticipants work in collabo
 rative teams to brainstorm\, prototype\, and present solutions that can ma
 ke a tangible impact on the lives of farmers. The hackathon also provides 
 mentorship from experts\, networking opportunities with industry leaders\,
  and a platform to showcase creative ideas that bridge technology and agri
 culture.\n\nBy fostering innovation and problem-solving\, the hackathon em
 powers participants to contribute to a smarter\, more productive\, and sus
 tainable agricultural ecosystem.\n\nCo-sponsored by: STB60225931 - Sagar I
 nst of Science Tech and Eng\n\nAgenda: \nDay 1: Inauguration &amp; Problem Fra
 ming\n\n-\n09:00 – 09:30 AM: Registration &amp; Welcome Kit Distribution\n\n
 -\n09:30 – 10:00 AM: Inaugural Session &amp; Keynote Address\n\n-\n10:00 –
  11:00 AM: Overview of Challenges in Agriculture &amp; Hackathon Objectives\n\
 n-\n11:00 – 11:30 AM: Team Formation &amp; Ice-breaking Session\n\n-\n11:30 
 – 01:00 PM: Problem Statements Presentation by Industry Experts\n\n-\n01
 :00 – 02:00 PM: Lunch Break\n\n-\n02:00 – 05:00 PM: Brainstorming &amp; Id
 eation Session\n\n-\n05:00 – 05:30 PM: Mentor Interaction &amp; Guidance\n\n
 Day 2: Development &amp; Prototyping\n\n-\n09:00 – 09:30 AM: Recap &amp; Day 2 B
 riefing\n\n-\n09:30 – 01:00 PM: Solution Development &amp; Prototyping\n\n-\
 n01:00 – 02:00 PM: Lunch Break\n\n-\n02:00 – 05:30 PM: Continued Proto
 typing &amp; Mentor Check-ins\n\n-\n05:30 – 06:00 PM: Progress Presentation 
 &amp; Feedback\n\nDay 3: Finalization &amp; Showcase\n\n-\n09:00 – 11:00 AM: Fin
 al Touches on Prototypes &amp; Presentations\n\n-\n11:00 – 01:00 PM: Solutio
 n Demonstrations to Jury Panel\n\n-\n01:00 – 02:00 PM: Lunch Break\n\n-\
 n02:00 – 03:30 PM: Evaluation &amp; Deliberation by Jury\n\n-\n03:30 – 04:
 00 PM: Awards Ceremony &amp; Closing Remarks\n\n-\n04:00 PM onwards: Networkin
 g &amp; Knowledge Exchange\n\nSagar Institute of science Technology &amp; engineer
 ing\, Bhopal\, Madhya Pradesh\, India\, 462044
LOCATION:Sagar Institute of science Technology &amp; engineering\, Bhopal\, Mad
 hya Pradesh\, India\, 462044
ORGANIZER:ashishee@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:15
SUMMARY:Tech for farmers Hackathon 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546111
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 ss real-world challenges in agriculture. Innovators\, developers\, and agr
 icultural enthusiasts come together to design and build innovative solutio
 ns that can improve farming efficiency\, crop management\, irrigation syst
 ems\, supply chain processes\, and sustainable agricultural practices.&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p data-start=&quot;536&quot; data-end=&quot;866&quot;&gt;Participants work in collaborative te
 ams to brainstorm\, prototype\, and present solutions that can make a tang
 ible impact on the lives of farmers. The hackathon also provides mentorshi
 p from experts\, networking opportunities with industry leaders\, and a pl
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