On April 5, the first two sessions were held as part of the Final of the World Breakthrough Technology Competition 2021

11 teams of participants have already presented their projects in two areas:

1. Sustainable forestry:

-aral honey gardens;

-regenerative solutions for agroforestry;

-meltwater for irrigation of forest crops;

-growing Elaeagnus angustifolia and almond orchards;

-encapsulated seeds and biodegradable mesh rolls.

2. Agriculture and land management:

-NETICS ' patented GEOWALL®land processing technology;

-nutrient hydrogel for water conservation and soil aeration;

-using the digital platform;

-biomeliorant treatment for salt and fertilizer neutralization;

-Greywater Nexus Greenhouse;

-BraveHawk artificial intelligence technology for pest control.

Each team presented their main ideas and answered the questions of the jury members within 10 minutes.

See the presentations of the participants of the first 2 sessions at the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1oJetBmpjs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgaYqdKqN9A&ab_channel=GlobalLandscapesForum-GLF

Join the presentations of the other 12 teams and participate in the events of the Competition Week!
Register via the link https://bit.ly/ChallengeWeekLive.

Any other questions? Please contact Balzhan Zhumagazina zhumagazina@dku.kz (project coordinator).

The World Breakthrough Technology Competition is organized by the World Bank with the support of the Water and Energy Program for Central Asia (CAWEP), a multi-stakeholder trust fund funded by the European Union, Switzerland. It is implemented by the Kazakh-German University (DKU), the Global Landscape Forum (GLF), Plug and Play (P&P) and other partner organizations.