Let innovation grow, cultivate change!
Make IT Agri is much more than a student competition. It’s a springboard for fresh ideas, a collective adventure where students combine their skills and innovation to build more sustainable agriculture and food systems. Backed by committed industry players, Make IT Agri supports students from idea to prototype, helping concrete solutions emerge and shaping the future of farming. The challenge values digital, robotic and IT skills, encourages collaboration between students from all backgrounds, and raises awareness of the environmental, social and economic issues at the heart of agriculture and food.
Make IT Agri is a national competition open to students from all disciplines, united around one goal: designing a digital, robotic or IT innovation to tackle the agricultural and food challenges of the 21st century.
In teams of 2 to 6, you’ll imagine a concrete solution that addresses the sector’s major issues: environment, economy, quality, food safety, short supply chains, new consumption practices…
Throughout the journey, you’ll be supported and guided by experts, take part in inspiring events, and benefit from a dynamic ecosystem to help bring your idea to life.
Make IT Agri is more than just a student competition. It’s a chance to innovate, collaborate, and make a real impact on the future of agriculture and food. Join us, bring your ideas to life, and be part of the change!
Imagine a meaningful, tech-driven solution to build more sustainable agriculture and food.
Benefit from the guidance of leading professionals — researchers, entrepreneurs, engineers and farmers.
Experience the full journey of an innovation challenge: from application to prototype to final presentation.
Meet other students, exchange with experts from agriculture, agrifood and tech, and grow your network.
Gain concrete skills to showcase on your CV or to launch your own startup!
Teams download and complete their application form, to be submitted by January 5 at midnight. This is your chance to lay the foundation of your project and show what drives you!
The jury reviews all submissions, assessing relevance, innovation potential, and alignment with the challenge’s goals. At the end of this phase, 10 projects are selected.
Selected teams receive personalized support to refine their concept, strengthen their technical solution, and prepare for the final pitch. Experts, mentors and partners are on hand throughout this key stage.
Each team presents its project to the final jury during a dedicated event.
The top 3 projects are awarded prizes of up to €4,000.
The challenge is open to all post-secondary students, in France or abroad, from any field of study: computer science, agronomy, environment, design, engineering, business, health, and more. Participation requirements:
Be enrolled in a post-secondary program (and hold a valid student card)
Propose a tech-based project (digital, robotic or IT)
Form a team of 2 to 6 students (from the same or different schools)
Aim for a positive impact on agriculture or food systems
Each project is encouraged to adopt a system-wide perspective, from field to fork, with a technological foundation and attention to environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Out of inspiration? Explore our Idea Box!
At the end of the Final, three teams are awarded and receive financial support to keep developing their project.
Schools and universities represented
Students involved
Startups launched after the competition
Jury members, experts in the sector
