Kritagya: Agri India Hackathon

Kritagya: Agri India Hackathon

Part of: GS Prelims and GS- II – Policies and Interventions

In news 

• Union Minister of Agriculture recently informed Lok Sabha about Agri India Hackathon.

Important value additions

• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has started organising KRITAGYA- a National level hackathon in August 2020 to promote innovation in agriculture and allied sectors in the country.
• The advantages of organising Agri-Hackathon are to allow the students along with faculties, innovators for showcasing their innovative approaches & technologies in agriculture and allied sectors.
• ICAR has also put in place an Institutional mechanism through Research Institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), and Agriculture Universities (AUs) to address the problems being faced by the farming sector.