(Illustrative photo by VNA)

Funded by the Australian Government through its Aust4Innovation with the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology, the project is designed to support  promising innovators from around the world to enter Vietnam with effective solutions.

Applicants competing in the challenge come from 16 countries, including the US, Israel, Australia, India, Thailand, and Indonesia. 

After one month since its launch on April 13, proposed solutions included integrated IoT solutions to improve water quality in local aquaculture systems, microbial solutions for environmentally-friendly crop health management, and microclimate monitoring and control systems for safer and more energy-efficient pig farms.