Four teams make the cut for finals of Pinduoduo’s Smart Agriculture Competition
September 22 2021 - 5:00AM
Four teams with cross-disciplinary expertise in agronomy and
computer algorithms were selected for the final round of
Pinduoduo’s Smart Agriculture Competition after two days of judging
by an international panel of experts.
Hamato, TomaGrow, HortiAI and CyberTomato were chosen out of the
15 teams shortlisted for the initial round of presentations last
week. The four teams, with 80% of members in their 20s, will now
proceed to Pinduoduo’s tomato-growing greenhouse base in Yunnan to
implement their respective horticultural proposals over the next
six months.
Contestants will take a multidisciplinary approach, applying
nutrition science, precision farming and other relevant technology
to cultivate tomatoes. The winners will be judged on yield,
nutritional value, environmental sustainability and commercial
viability.
Over 120 researchers were shortlisted for the preliminary round.
They come from top universities including China Agricultural
University, Zhejiang University, Northwest A & F University,
National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in
Agriculture, Wageningen University & Research, as well as
smart agriculture enterprises.
“We want to encourage more young people to take part in
agriculture and bring their talents and energy to make a meaningful
impact on this traditional industry,” said Andre Zhu, Senior Vice
President at Pinduoduo. “Pinduoduo will use its resources to groom
the younger generation to support agricultural modernization. This
will help farmers to sell better and benefit our users at the same
time.”
Now in its second year, the Smart Agriculture Competition is led
by Pinduoduo, China Agricultural University and Zhejiang
University, with technical guidance from the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Wageningen University
& Research.
The Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences and representative
agencies from the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark have also
provided strong support. Leading agritech companies including Bayer
Crop Science, Ridder Group and Omron have lent their industry
expertise and advanced solutions to the competition.
As China’s largest agriculture platform serving more than 800
million consumers, Pinduoduo has made agriculture a central part of
its mission to improve the way food is grown, transported and
sold.
Last month, Pinduoduo announced it would launch a dedicated “10
Billion Agriculture Initiative” to face and address critical needs
in the agricultural sector and rural areas. The initiative will be
overseen by Chairman and CEO Chen Lei and strive to facilitate the
advancement of agritech, promote digital inclusion, and provide
agritech talents and workers with greater motivation and a sense of
achievement.
About Pinduoduo Inc.
Pinduoduo is a mobile-only marketplace that connects millions of
agricultural producers with consumers across China. Pinduoduo aims
to bring more businesses and people into the digital economy so
that local communities can benefit from the increased productivity
and convenience through new market opportunities.
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