esSense13, a social enterprise that seeks to raise the profile of African food, is hosting Accra’s first food hackathon, Accra Food Hack, on January 8 & 9, 2016.
The event, the first of its kind in Africa, will provide a forum for interested stakeholders to brainstorm and develop practical solutions to challenges in starting a food or beverage business, the food supply chain system, food packaging and customer experiences with food businesses.
What to expect:
A packed weekend, where every individual is an active participant in creating tangible solutions related to the hackathon challenge. A panel of experts will share thoughts on tackling the challenge for the weekend, a photo walk on Saturday morning will inspire participants to think about how their solutions would work in the local context, and several local Ghanaian food businesses will be featured.
A panel of judges will select a winning team for a grand prize of cash and/or in-kind prizes.
Who can attend:
Anyone that has a passion for local food and is interested in working actively throughout the weekend to come up with a solution that can be executed locally and beyond the weekend.
The Hackathon Challenge:
*How do we use Ghanaian food to increase local and international tourism in the country?*
Teams will be asked to pitch an idea to address the challenge question, while considering the role that technology could play. One of the following four focus areas must be covered in team solutions:
Nutrition | Supporting healthy lifestyles in the context of local food. Convenience | Online food delivery, restaurant reservations. Sustainability | Alternate ways of packaging food, food-related recycling, etc.
Employment | Making the food industry attractive , improving customer service, manufacturing, etc.
Registration:
Register at www.accrafoodhack.eventbrite.com to stay up to date on event details. Participants who register by January 2, 2016 get a free hack tee shirt!
Accra Food Hack is powered by Platinum Sponsor, City Investments Company Limited.
We are also proud to partner with AgriPro, Anamuna Gh, Blogging Ghana, Circumspecte, Coca-Cola Bottling Ghana Ltd, Dine Diaspora, EssieSpice, Fabulously Fit and Fine, Fresh and Dry Limited (HPW), GhanaThink Foundation, Ghana Volunteer Program, HelloFood, JustFresh and Newaccra.
<<Print>>