“Hack-A-Cashew,” a new program from the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) and the Goa Institute of Management (AIC-GIM), aims to increase the cashew harvest in Goa. Startups and business owners are encouraged to come up with creative ways to improve the state’s cashew crop yield, quality, output, and value-added goods.
The cashew business in Goa has had to deal with the unusual problem of having plenty of lands but not using enough of it for cultivation. The “Hack-A-Cashew” program seeks to address these issues by fostering innovative concepts for mechanical, digital, agritech, value addition, and sustainable cashew production solutions.
The CII and AIC-GIM teams have met with a variety of cashew producers and industry professionals to better understand the problems they are facing in terms of production. Despite having a lot of uncultivated lands, these problems include a lack of geographical indication labelling and poor rates for cashew crops, which lead to low exports.
Startups that already offer services for other states, crops, or regions are also encouraged to apply for this program. These services can be tailored for cashews. The chosen startups will be given the chance to test their ideas in Goa and will be given money to scale up their solution, product, or prototype.
AIC-CEO, GIM’s Rajesh Joshi, said, “Through ground-breaking concepts and methods to boost cashew yield in the state, this one-of-a-kind program aims to revive the cashew ecosystem in Goa.” “We anticipate that the hackathon will provide a forum for concepts that can rekindle and reinvigorate interest in the different procedures involved in growing, producing, and processing cashew nuts while also giving them a competitive edge.”
Goa’s main cash crop is the cashew, and the “Hack-A-Cashew” program presents a special chance for the state to build on its long history of cashew farming and ensure the industry’s future success. Visit http://aicgim.in/hackacashew to apply for this program. Startups and business owners are urged to do so.
The “Hack-A-Cashew” initiative is a fantastic way for startups and business owners to have a positive impact on the cashew industry in Goa and possibly get funding to develop their solutions.
By bringing together creative people and cashew professionals, this program hopes to bring back interest in cashew farming and make the different steps in making cashew nuts more efficient.
