{"id":5642,"date":"2024-05-09T06:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T06:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/?post_type=announcements&#038;p=5642"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T11:55:50","slug":"elementor-5642","status":"publish","type":"announcements","link":"https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/?announcements=elementor-5642","title":{"rendered":"On farm Technologies Innovation Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5642\" class=\"elementor elementor-5642\" data-elementor-post-type=\"announcements\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063c85a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"063c85a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b2f30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0b2f30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0cf042 announcements\u200b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0cf042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On Farm Technologies Innovation Challenge\n<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683f8cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"683f8cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e8289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2e8289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tThrough &#8216;On Farm Technologies Innovation Challenge\u2019, SELCO Foundation aims to encourage development and adoption of affordable, accessible and efficient technologies that can be easily adopted by small and marginal farmers, particularly those in remote and disadvantaged areas.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b1a8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4b1a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007370f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"007370f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1438\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-farm-tech.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-farm-tech.png 1438w, https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-farm-tech-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-farm-tech-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-farm-tech-768x275.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1438px) 100vw, 1438px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfb19d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cfb19d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755081f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"755081f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9642617 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9642617\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601ef70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"601ef70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">India, being an agrarian economy, relies heavily on smallholder farmers who form the backbone of the agricultural sector. According to the Economic Survey 2020-21, small and marginal farmers, who account for 86% of India\u2019s total farmer population, face significant challenges in accessing agricultural inputs, credit, and technology.\n\nFarm mechanization in India is low, particularly for small and marginal farmers, who are unable to afford expensive machinery and equipment.\n\nTo ensure their long-term viability and enable sustainable agricultural practices, it is crucial to identify and support innovative on-farm technologies and best practices.<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7341576 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7341576\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca2778 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ca2778\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c632bdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c632bdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1984176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1984176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Catalyse Tech \u2013 On farm Technologies Innovation Challenge aims to Identify and promote innovative, inclusive and climate adaptive practices and technologies for on-farm activities that can improve productivity, reduce drudgery and empower small and marginal farmers.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7059df5 announcements\u200b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7059df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inviting Applications in two broad Categories:<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0e450 announcements\u200b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a0e450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hardware Technology<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0c2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b0c2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis category aims to encourage and support innovators\/entrepreneurs to design or refine affordable, accessible and efficient on farm technologies. We encourage inclusive technologies in :\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29d279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29d279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Land preparation<\/li><li>Sowing and planting<\/li><li>Weeding, intercultivation &amp; plant protection<\/li><li>Harvesting and threshing<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9911549 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9911549\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbbe26 announcements\u200b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dbbe26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE CHALLENGE\n<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24474ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24474ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c7cae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0c7cae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c4034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c4034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRIZES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410dff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410dff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What do we offer<\/strong> \u2013 Total prize upto 50 Lakh The challenge offers award money to up to 10 applicants, with award amounts up to 15 lakhs. This financial support aims to assist the winners in further developing and implementing their on-farm technology solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b102ef0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b102ef0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81e225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d81e225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO CAN APPLY\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f1061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f1061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e832e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7e832e\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcc852f\" data-id=\"dcc852f\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ad83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ad83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a37e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93a37e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><strong>Technology Innovation:<\/strong><br \/>The challenge is open to individuals, start-ups, and enterprises who have innovative solutions that can address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers in on-farm activities.<\/p><p><strong>Innovative Best practices:<\/strong><br \/>Farmers, FPOs and NGOs working in promotion of sustainable agriculture and welfare of farmers can apply through the best practices category. Applicants should be able to demonstrate the impact, scalability, and sustainability of their practices.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df101ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df101ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4f132 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac4f132\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe5375 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfe5375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bp-btm-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bp-btm-img.png 695w, https:\/\/selcowp.kavinsoft.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bp-btm-img-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cc81f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88cc81f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5748160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5748160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PARTNERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d665f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d665f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Atal Incubation Centre-SELCO Foundation in Guwahati is a centre that enables and empowers sustainable energy based innovators and entrepreneurs to scale in the North East of India. It seeks to provide management expertise, intellectual capital, and hand holding support to enhance the capacity of potential local energy enterprises to innovate and deliver energy-based solutions to low-income communities in the North-Eastern region of the country. By building this human capacity and ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship, AIC-SELCO Foundation believes that the region can meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner that will lead to socially, financially and environmentally friendly solutions.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicselco.org\/\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4643bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4643bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSejnmMe0JC8vfqhAg23dZ0cxGGjIr_eGx9ZFBTD9G7s--K24A\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Application Form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Farm Technologies Innovation Challenge Through &#8216;On Farm Technologies Innovation Challenge\u2019, SELCO Foundation aims to encourage development and adoption of affordable, accessible and efficient technologies that can be easily adopted by small and marginal farmers, particularly those in remote and disadvantaged areas. 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