September 23, 2025

Enable Earth joined forces with our incredible partner, the German-Thai Agricultural Cooperation (GETHAC), for the final pitch round of the AgriSpark Hackathon – Hack the Hills!, held during the AGRIFUTURE Conference & Exhibition 2025, organized by the German Agricultural Society (DLG Asia Pacific).

AGRIFUTURE is one of Asia’s leading agricultural innovation events, bringing together experts, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors to explore technologies and solutions that drive the future of sustainable farming across the region.

💡 Congratulations to all 8 finalist teams for bringing such high-energy and high-impact ideas to the stage! The AgriSpark Hackathon was launched to spark collaboration between farmers, startups, engineers, and innovators in tackling Thailand’s most pressing agricultural challenges—especially the open burning of crop residues on steep terrains. Through real-world use cases, participants worked to design practical, scalable solutions that enhance circularity, reduce pollution, and improve rural livelihoods.

This year’s challenges focused on:
• Use Case 1: From Hill to Road 🚜 — developing solutions for biomass collection and transportation from steep, hard-to-access fields.
• Use Case 2: Burn No More 🔥 — finding viable alternatives to open burning that turn residues into valuable resources.

When we first began exploring this challenge a year ago—mapping steep terrains, testing residue-collection methods, and seeking partners to help us build solutions that go beyond policy—it seemed almost impossible to shift such an entrenched system. But meeting GETHAC and finding partners who shared our belief that open burning can be avoided—with the right mix of innovation, collaboration, and persistence—gave us the momentum to bring this Hackathon to life.

This is just the beginning. Together, we’ll keep driving forward to turn these ideas into real, sustainable impact—one hillside at a time. 💪