IO Tree Wins Agrytech Hackathon 2018
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IO Tree Wins Agrytech Hackathon 2018

Qualifies to participate in the Agrytech Program and receive up to US$100K in support and grants

IO Tree, a startup which aims to design and implement a machine to monitor the presence of the red fruit fly and inform the farmer when it’s the best time to spray, won first place at the Agrytech Hackathon event this weekend organized by Berytech, the Ecosystem for entrepreneurs in Lebanon.
The Hackathon was held under the Patronage of the President of the Council of Ministers H.E. Mr. Saad Hariri, represented by Minister of Administrative Development H.E. Mr. Nabil de Freige, and supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The first-place team, which included Christina Chaccour and Nisrine El-Turky, won $6,500 and has been pre-selected to join the second edition of Berytech’s Accelerator Program Agrytech, which starts in June 2018 with a boot camp; the team now has access to up to US$100K in support and grants through the program. The team had a functioning prototype to demonstrate in front of the judges and audience at the Hackathon and will now have the chance to take their startup and idea to the next level.

Launched by Berytech in 2017, the Agrytech Program, co-funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, aims to attract the best startups in the agri-food sector and provide them with appropriate technical and commercial resources as well as community support to expand their ideas into successful businesses with a global impact.

Read the full article via Agrytech.

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IO Tree Wins Agrytech Hackathon 2018

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