An Opportunity to Win €5000 in the BayWa Smart Farming Challenge in Germany
Applicant criteria
- More than 18 year
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
BayWa group in Germany is looking for innovative solutions that use new technologies, ideas and products to support sustainable agriculture. to be part of it's BayWa Smart Farming Challenge.
About The Challenge:
As the global population continues to grow every year, so too does the demand for agricultural products. To continue feeding the world without damaging the environment is one of the greatest challenges faced by society, and can only be achieved by increasing the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural production. BayWa invites submissions that look to tackle this challenge by combining satellite data with other data sources in an innovative and commercially viable way, and where possible, by using machine learning/artificial intelligence to process the data. Participants are encouraged to explore BayWa’s existing smart farming products and to present complimentary or novel solutions.
Challenge fields:
BayWa is looking for new ideas that support the following application fields:
- Sustainable Irrigation Management
- Early Crop Disease Identification
- Pasture Management
If applicant have a Smart Farming idea that doesn’t fit the above, BayWa encourages these ideas to enter the competition as well.
Evaluation Criteria:
Submissions to the BayWa Smart Farming Challenge will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- Innovation: Does the solution demonstrate a new/novel approach to Smart Farming?
- Earth observation: Does the solution use Earth observation data to bring added-value to end-users?
- Technical Feasibility: Can the technical element of the solution be used in a commercial context?
- Commercial Viability: Does the solution have real market potential?
Prizes:
- Cash Prize: EUR 5,000.
- Mentoring: Mentoring package from BayWa, FarmFacts and Vista, including support with scientific and commercial expertise, developing a go-to-market strategy, and identifying sales channels.
- BayWa Sales Platforms: Access to BayWa sales platforms and customers through NEXT Farming.
- Access To Networks: Access to BayWa agri-business and agri-organsation networks.
- Field Trials: Access to field trails in multiple countries (if eligible).
- Satellite Data: Possibility to access EUR 10,000 worth of commercial datasets from the Copernicus Contributing Missions in the Copernicus Data Warehouse (financial support by EC).
About BayWa:
is a German company which operates in the agriculture, building materials and energy sectors. It provides trading, strategic and other miscellaneous services in these sectors.
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