Enter Hack4Livestock 2025 and Win ₦5 Million

Hack4Livestock 2025 is a hackathon that brings together tech experts, startups and agriculture professionals to solve real challenges in Nigeria's livestock sector. If you have ideas that can help farmers or improve animal health through technology, this is your chance.

You could win ₦5 million, get access to mentors and receive long-term technical support to develop your project.

Know what problems to solve

Nigeria's livestock industry faces many problems, including:

• Poor grazing systems
• Conflict over land use
• Disease outbreaks
• Weak market access
• Limited digital tools

You are invited to create smart, practical and digital solutions to these problems.

Check if you can join

You can apply as an individual or team. Organisers welcome people from different backgrounds, including:

• Software developers and engineers (AI, IoT, GIS, Blockchain, Web or Mobile)
• Entrepreneurs and AgriTech startups
• Government workers and policymakers
• Farmers and herders (as co-creators)
• Data scientists, vets and agricultural experts

Understand what you can win

The top teams will get:

• ₦5,000,000 for 1st place
• ₦3,000,000 for 2nd place
• ₦2,000,000 for 3rd place
• Ongoing support such as mentoring, incubation and help with growing your idea

Apply before the deadline

Your project could include anything from:

• Smart devices to track animals
• Apps for safer grazing
• Marketplaces for livestock trading
• Tools to predict or stop disease

The final deadline is 12 May 2025.

Apply for Hack4Livestock 2025 (https://livestock-hackathon.ncair.nitda.gov.ng/apply)

Learn more from the Hack4Livestock official page (https://livestock-hackathon.ncair.nitda.gov.ng/)

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