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AgriSpark Hackathon, the Thailand's hackathon aiming to explore new ideas and innovations for major agricultural issues.

What is
AgriSpark?

AGRISPARK 2025 – Hack the Hills! is where innovative ideas meet real agricultural needs. More than just a Hackathon, it’s a launchpad for practical solutions that make a difference on the ground. 

With clearly defined use cases from Thai companies and upland farming communities, AGRISPARK focuses on innovations that tackle one of Thailand’s biggest challenges: residue management and the burning crisis in upland areas. 

Have a working prototype or a promising idea? AGRISPARK offers you direct access to the field and a chance to shape the future of clean, scalable, and sustainable agriculture in Thailand. 

Why join
AgriSpark?

For participants

Benefits for AgriSpark participants
Benefits for AgriSpark participants
Benefits for AgriSpark participants
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Benefits for AgriSpark participants
Benefits for AgriSpark participants
An opportunity for AgriSpark's winner to also present at AGRITECHNICA Asia 2026

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For sponsors

Benefits for AgriSpark sponsors
Benefits for AgriSpark sponsors
Benefits for AgriSpark sponsors
Benefits for AgriSpark sponsors
Benefits for AgriSpark sponsors
Benefits for AgriSpark sponsors
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"Sponsor Packages"

How to
take part?

1️⃣ Submit your idea

Fill                                                              with your idea, product, or approach – that has a solution for the presented use cases.         

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025  ️                                                🗓️ FAQ Calls: 7th & 14th July 2025                            

2️⃣ We review your  submission 

Our team (GETHAC, Enable Earth & partners) will review all entries and assess fit and potential.   

3️⃣ Shortlisted? Then refine your idea! 

You’ll get support and feedback to fine-tune your concept in preparation for the final pitch (Online calls + 1:1 guidance).

4️⃣ Pitch on the big stage 

Finalist teams get the chance to present ideas live at the AgriFuture Conference in Bangkok on 24 September 2025. 

5️⃣ Win and grow your impact! 

Receive mentoring and support to develop and scale your solution further. 

Our 2 Use Cases

1.
From Hill to Road
owned by 
Enable Earth has an initiative to turn agricultural waste into biochar for value adding

Smarter Residue Transport: How can we move crop residues safely and sustainably down steep slopes without burning or degrading the soil?

Maize residues left in the field
2nd use case_BURN NO MORE presented by GETHAC
2.
Burn No More
The GETHAC project, AgriSpark's organizer, together with Thailand's DoAE
owned by 

On-Site Decomposition Solutions: What are viable alternatives to removing residues? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Steep terrains of the north

Timeline

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Submit your applications

Supported by

German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, the GETHAC project's initiator
BMLEH's general agency for implementing GETHAC project
German financial and agricultural consulting firm and one of GETHAC's implementing agencies
Department of Agricultural Extension, the GETHAC Project's implementing partner
DLG Asia Pacific, one of the implementing agencies of GETHAC project and also the AGRITECHNICA Asia's organizer

Partners

Enable Earth has an initiative to turn agricultural waste into biochar for value adding
Leading agricultural media featuring updated Thailand's agricultural contents
Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University as AgriSpark's knowledge partner
Highland Research and Development Institute
Thailand's Agricultural Machinery Association
Platform to support, design and market your products and business
Channel for SMEs, entrepreneurs and leading farmers in Thailand

FAQ

Q: Who should join?

A: We’re calling on: 

  • Innovators with Practical Ideas that can realistically be field-tested and scaled. 

  • MVP-Ready Startups developing agri-tech or climate-tech with relevance to Thai smallholders. 

Cross-disciplinary teams (engineering, agronomy, software, design) are highly encouraged. But if you’re a one-person powerhouse with a brilliant idea, we’d love to see what you’ve got too! 

Q: Evaluation criteria 

A: Our jury and mentors will assess submissions based on: 

  • Relevance to real-world farm challenges 

  • Innovation and technical feasibility 

  • Scalability and affordability for smallholders 

  • Team capacity to develop and implement 

  • Potential environmental and social impact 

AgriSpark Hackathon, the Thailand's hackathon aiming to explore new ideas and innovations for major agricultural issues.

To know more about our German-Thai Agricultural Cooperation (GETHAC), visit our channels:

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
Visit GETHAC website

For further questions, please contact

Sarah Talea Kretschmer

093-529-0484

092-271-3342 (for Thai language)

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