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As the first step, we are launching a distributed tri-national hackathon inviting students, innovators, and entrepreneurs to develop new concepts combining:

• transparent farm monitoring platforms
• scalable agricultural business or sustainability models

We encourage adoption of 

• robotics and sensing technologies
• AI-assisted agronomic decision systems

where possible.

From ideas to real farms

The most promising concepts emerging from the hackathon will be refined through an enterprise workshop, and consolidated into a startup company to raise capital.

Our goal is to position this initiative for future deployments, investment opportunities, and global collaborations.

New ways to invest

Think of a future where families, students, and small investors anywhere in the world being able to participate in sustainable farming projects thousands of kilometres away.

Through a transparent digital platform, they could invest small amounts in professionally managed farms, receive real-time data on crop health and farm operations, and learn from the analytics behind modern precision agriculture.

Agriculture becomes not only a source of income, but also a community of learning, transparency, and global collaboration.

Transform farmland owners 

Across many regions, farmland owners lack the time, labour, or technical resources to fully utilise their land.

Design a pretotype platform where landowners can advertise available farmland and suitable crops, connect with precision agriculture service providers, and transform their land into professionally managed, data-driven farms.

With robotics, sensing, and AI-enabled monitoring, farmers can increase yield, reduce chemical inputs, and manage risk more effectively.

New ecosystem

Think of a platform that allows:

• Landowners to provide farmland
• Precision agriculture providers to deploy sensing, robotics, and analytics
• Agronomists to guide crop management decisions
• Investors to participate in agricultural production
• Data systems providing transparency and accountability

All stakeholders receive real-time information about farm performance, enabling collaborative, data-informed decisions.

Why this matters

Across South Asia, agriculture faces major structural challenges:

• rural labour shortages
• underutilised farmland
• climate pressures
• limited investment confidence

At the same time, precision agriculture technologies—including multispectral imaging, soil sensing, AI-driven crop diagnostics, and automated interventions—are rapidly maturing.

Connecting these technologies through a transparent digital platform could transform how agricultural production is organised, financed, and managed.

We have chosen because it allows you to register your expertise and interests and look for partners to form a team, conduct team discussions, submit deliverables, and receive our communications.

Steps

• Individuals must register through by 30th May 2026. Enter your skills when you register so that teams can find you as a resource person. You can be part of multiple teams, but be transparent about this with every team you join. (A guide to registration is )
• Once you register, you can form a team through teams creation form, or join a team.
• Once you join a team, you can conduct team discussions on discord server provided in the Eventornado page.
• You can submit deliverables in the same page.

Your 10 minute video should address the following:

A. Show eligibility and technical requirements

To ensure that proposals are technically credible and economically viable, the following capabilities from teams are strongly recommended:

1. Experimental farmland
Teams are encouraged to have a member who can commit a experimental farmland of reasonable area (~ 1 acre) because this will give credibility for further fundraising beyond the hackathon.

2. Precision agriculture technology partner
Each team must collaborate with a technical partner, such as a university research group, agri-tech startup, or private company, with expertise in precision agriculture technologies (e.g., sensing, imaging, robotics, or AI-based monitoring).

3. Agronomic expertise
The team must include an agronomist with at least one year of field experience, who can provide practical guidance on crop management, soil conditions, and intervention strategies.

B. Present your business plan

Teams must present a 3-year business plan, ideally developed with input from individuals who have private-sector or entrepreneurial experience. The plan should clearly address the following elements.

1. Farm location

Specify the geographical location of the proposed farm and include a map indicating the site and surrounding region.

2. Crop selection and rationale

Identify the crop or crops you intend to cultivate and explain why they are suitable for the chosen location. Your explanation should consider climate, soil conditions, water availability, and market demand, and include a clear economic justification.

3. Democratised farming model

Describe how you will implement a democratised farming framework for your proposed farm. Your description should explain how distributed investors and stakeholders will be able to:

• access real-time farm data and operational updates,
• monitor crop health and farm performance using precision agriculture technologies,
• participate in data-informed decision making related to interventions such as fertilisation, pest management, irrigation, and technology adoption.

In addition, outline the governance and share allocation model for the farm. Clearly explain the principles or guidelines used to determine the distribution of ownership or returns among contributors, including:

• the land owner,
• individuals providing sweat equity (e.g. management, technical implementation, or operational work),
• financial investors, and
• any other non-service contributors.

Your proposal should demonstrate how this structure supports transparency, fairness, and effective decision making within the democratised farming model.

4. Path to profitability or sustainability

Present a 3-year roadmap toward profitability/sustainability, outlining key milestones in farm operations, scaling, and revenue generation. Your plan should clearly identify the major cost components and their approximate proportions within the overall operating budget.

Include projected cash flow estimates for the three-year period, highlighting expected yields, revenue streams, operational costs, and key financial risks.

In particular, your analysis should address:

• the proportion of costs allocated to adopting precision agriculture technologies (e.g. sensing, monitoring, analytics, automation),
• the expected reduction in input costs, such as fertilisers, pesticides, and water, resulting from precision interventions,
• the anticipated improvements in yield and crop quality, and
• the resulting impact on farm income.

To illustrate the economic impact of technology adoption, present financial projections for at least three different levels or types of precision agriculture adoption (for example: basic sensing and monitoring, intermediate data-driven intervention, and advanced automation or robotics). Clearly show how each level of technology adoption affects cost structure, input efficiency, yield, and profitability over the three-year period.

Registration and team formation ends on 30th May 2026  (Done via )

Interim submission – due 15th June 2026 
Teams must submit a link to an unlisted YouTube video (maximum 10 minutes). The video should introduce the team members and present the vision and proposed approach for a viable democratised precision agriculture business concept.

Mid-term Review: An online review of all participating teams will be released on 30th June 2026. 

Final submission – due 15 July 2026 (submit via )
Teams must submit a 10-minute pitch slide deck together with a link to an unlisted YouTube video presenting the slides. The presentation should clearly explain the vision, technical approach, and business model, including projected cash flow estimates for the first three years.

The final evaluation will be released on 30th July 2026.

Shortlisting & Promotion: At most, six teams will be shortlisted. We will make their pitch videos available to potential investors for follow-up opportunities.

The seed phase of this project will officially conclude on 30th July 2026, positioning the strongest teams for future pilot deployment and commercial development. We look forward to seeing how you help us build a more transparent and resilient agricultural future.

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