{"unit_bahagian_id":"4","verified_by":"58","secondverified_by":"112","pemohon_id":220,"created_by":220,"updated_by":220,"has_cost":1,"permohonan_title":"SMART AGRO-FOOD HACKATHON (SIRI 1 - 3)","permohonan_background":"As land for agriculture becomes increasingly scarce, technology adoption has been the key driver to boosting agro-food yield and profitability around the world. The development of tailored technologies which are suitable and cost efficient such as digital tools from drones, robotics, remote sensing, and cloud-based farm management systems under precision farming is very important. \r\n\r\nThus, the smart agro-food hackathon a virtual competition programme is organize to give opportunity to higher learning institution (HLI) students to create affordable technology solution based on real industry issues. The first hackathon was held in December 2021 with a total of 5 groups from various HLI has participated in the programme and developed an affordable technology solution that can be adopt by the industry players. Therefore in 2022, AFPN will continue to organise series of Smart Agro-food Hackathon throughout the year to create affordable technology solutions for the industry players.","permohonan_objective":"i. Increase the adoption of technology digital at farm;\r\nii. Increase of farmers productivity and produce quality yield; and\r\niii. Ensuring the agro-food businesses to stay competitive and relevant","permohonan_method":"Briefing, development of project, and pitching session will be conducted virtually.","permohonan_recommendation":"The consideration and approval from the Board of Management (BOM) is sought to conduct Smart Agro-Food Hackathon with the total estimated cost of RM106,950.00 using the MPB-AFPN budget.","permohonan_startdate":"2022-01-24","permohonan_enddate":"2022-04-30","has_project":1,"has_option":0,"total_option":0,"recommended_option_no":0,"applied1_totalcost":"106950.00","bom_no":"0075","submitted_date":{"date":"2022-01-19 10:53:39.558110","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Asia\/Kuala_Lumpur"},"status":"N","permohonan_id":20}