Uganda, May 3 -- The Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) in Nakawa is hosting the "Agri-Tech Hackathon 2024," a three-day competition bringing together 100 young innovators from various universities to design digital tools that will address critical challenges within Uganda's agricultural sector.

Themed "Utilizing Industry 4.0 Technologies to address the challenges confronting sustainable Agriculture in Uganda," the hackathon was inaugurated by State Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Ms Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo on Friday.

Ms Ssebugwawo highlighted the potential of these innovations to provide long-term solutions for agricultural challenges.

"We must acknowledge the persistent challenges that have ...