Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today inaugurated the Virtual Agri-hackathon 2020 in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Tomar said, in the light of the Prime Minister's vision to introduce new-age technology and innovations in agriculture, the Agri India Hackathon is being organised. The Minister said, agriculture is the backbone of the country and plans are afoot to strengthen this backbone with youth engagement, employment generation, technology and digitization.<br />'' <br />''The two month long event is the first of its kind and the largest virtual event in the history of Indian agriculture. It will bring together the most important stakeholders from industry and government alongside India's young bright minds, creative startups and smart innovators who will build new, fast and frugal solutions to tackle the big questions the country is facing today. With the launch, the application of the hackathon was made live on MyGov.in and will remain open till 20 January next year. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The hackathon will happen in three elimination rounds and the final 24 winners will get a cash prize of Rs one lakh along with incubation support, tech and business mentoring and various other benefits. The hackathon will accept innovations and ideas on farm mechanization, precision agriculture, supply chain and food technology, waste to wealth and green energy.</span><br />