Resulting to the system coordinated effort understanding marked between Ministry of IT (MoIT) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of UN on 25 March 2020, to together work for the improvement of farming area of Pakistan, utilizing innovation, ‘AgriSurge 2020 Innovation Challenge’ was for all intents and purposes propelled by Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, Federal Secretary MoIT and Ms. Minà Dowlatchahi, FAO Representative in Pakistan.
The function in such manner was held at the Ministry of IT and Telecom on Thursday. Senior officials of its Ministry and Ignite were additionally present on the event.
Under the ‘AgriSurge 2020 Innovation Challenge’, Ignite in a joint effort with FAO, has called for imaginative arrangements that can upset the horticulture division in Pakistan through fourth Industrial Wave (4IW) tech.
The opposition is open for all with no age limit. The triumphant group will secure a money prize of Rs. 500,000/ – while first and second next in line groups will get Rs. 300,000/ – and Rs. 200,000/ – individually. The proposition accommodation cutoff time is set for July 14, 2020. The recommendations can be submitted at www.ignite.org.pk/agrisurge.
Talking on the event, Secretary IT Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui said that since the flare-up of COVID-19, Ministry of IT is reliably propelling ICT driven activities in parts that are basically crushed by the pandemic, be it wellbeing, instruction or farming.
He said that the horticulture segment has extraordinary significance in the financial advancement of Pakistan and its Ministry will make each conceivable stride for tending to the difficulties and issues looked by the farming part through innovation mediations.
A week ago we propelled the National Education Challenge 2020 for the arrangement of instruction and addition of proficiency rate despite a worldwide instructive and modern shutdown, utilizing innovation.
Ms. Minà Dowlatchahi, FAO Representative in Pakistan, through video connect, said this is an incredible activity, and utilizing 4IW Tech through youth and ladies commitment involves desperation to open agribusiness and water the board change in Pakistan. Advancement, with youth and ladies commitment, is a piece of the answers for quicken the modernization and expanded strength of food frameworks, work and stable salary age along the food flexibly chain and in rustic regions, she said.
President Ignite, Syed Junaid Imam stated,
We are testing the astute personalities of our nation to come and enhance with us for a prosperous Pakistan. Through the test, we look for groups of abilities to create functional ICT-based answers for tackle key issues in Pakistan’s horticulture area. I ask ladies and youth to take an interest as we have kept an uncommon money prize for ladies dominant part group, contingent to the arrangement introduced.
