The Fall Armyworm Tech Prize seeks tech solutions and digital approaches that provide relevant information that enable smallholder farmers and those who support them to identify, treat, and track incidence of fall armyworm in Africa.

Fall Armyworm (FAW) poses a serious threat to food security in Africa. FAW outbreaks first occurred in West Africa in early 2016 and are now on the precipice of devastating food supplies across the continent, exacerbating global poverty and hunger. FAW attacks more than 80 different plant species and agriculture experts estimate the pest may cause over $13 billion in losses for crops like maize, sorghum, rice, and sugarcane. It can also fly up to 1,600 kilometers (nearly 1,000 miles) in 30 hours meaning it can easily migrate to surrounding farms and countries.
Given the spread and rate of the outbreak, interventions are needed at a transnational level. Information on how to respond and prevent the pest needs to quickly be transmitted to smallholder farmers and those who advise them.

As such, the Armyworm Tech Prize is open to solutions from individuals, groups, organisations and companies globally, particularly local innovators from sub-Saharan Africa.

The prize seeks solutions that:

Enable smallholder farmers and those who support them to accurately identify incidence of fall armyworm in their crops.
Produce timely, context appropriate, and empowering insights for smallholder farmers to treat the incidence of fall armyworm.
Reduce productivity losses caused by fall armyworm among those using the tool or approach.
Ensure the appropriate and responsible use of pest management assessments, tools, and interventions.
Eligibility
Local Applicability
Prototyping Skills
Intellectual Property
Incomplete entries may be removed from the competition
Benefits
Five prizes totalling $400,000 in prizes will be made as follows:

One grand prize of $150,000 to the most viable solution
Two significant awards of $75,000 to the most promising solutions
Two up and comer awards of $50,000 to early stage developments that show the most potential

https://opportunities.com.ng/apply-for-fall-armyworm-tech-prize-40000/