Applications are now open for the Youth Hackathon for Low Carbon Green Agriculture (#YouthforGLCA) 2023 . #YouthforGLCA aims to bring out the creativity and problem-solving nature of young people to provide solutions for global agricultural green development, as well as the reduction of agricultural carbon emissions and carbon sequestration, by adopting innovative and inclusive methods with the sense of "New Technology, New Standard and New Service".

#YouthforGLCA is a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) China Office, the International Cooperation Department of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the International Agricultural Research Centre of CAAS and the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD). The previous year, the 2022 Youth Hackathon for Reducing Food Loss and Waste was organised, with 21 countries taking part and receiving an impressive flow of creative proposals. After three rounds of rigorous selection, a total of 15 teams from 8 countries successfully advanced to the final phase.

Benefits

• A generous cash prize and a certificate provided by the FAO and CAAS.
• Comprehensive experience of an independent innovation and entrepreneurship activity together with partners who support the same values.
• Networking with other teams, UN agencies, CAAS and partners in the field for future collaboration.
• Feedback and support from industry experts and mentors and gain valuable insights and ideas on thinking about sustainable agriculture and carbon mitigation under the new paradigm.
• Inspiring workspace where perspectives from different cultural backgrounds are welcome.
• Referral to pursue educational opportunities for postgraduate or doctoral degrees in CAAS, and preferential access to internships at the Centre for International Agricultural Research (CIAR).

Eligibility

• Open to all young professionals;
• Ideally, team members should be aged between 18 and 40, of any nationality, with participating economies all over the world.

Selection criteria

The projects and their proposals will be assessed according to the following criteria:

• Creativity and innovation
• Possibility of landing and scalability
• Sustainability
• business model |
• Use of open data
• Technical difficulties
• Design and user experience
• The effects when applied or represented

Application

Complete the application as a team and send the requested materials paraciar@caas.cn(CC A ypardchina@outlook.com ) with the title "Submission: 2023 Youth Hackathon Competition" until 20 July 2023, 23:59 (GMT+8, Beijing time). Inclusion within the team is strongly encouraged, with the aim of providing equal opportunities for everyone, including women, to take on key roles.

For more information, visitYouthforGLCA.