The Durban AgriHack Talent Challenge took place from 28 November to 02 December 2015 in Durban in South Africa in conjunction with the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture, African Edition (GFIA Africa). The team from CGIS consitibng of Victoria Rautenbach (UP), Sean Cullen (UP), Nadia Oosthuizen (Natural Resources and the Environment unit, CSIR) and Danie Jooste (UP) won the climate change category. 

For the category they developed the Temo le Boso mobile and web application (a overview video). The platform (website and app) aims to serve as a decision making tool for farmers in selecting what crop type to potentially plant in their area under future climatic conditions. For the prototype, they used open data from many sources, notably those of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), a partner of the activity. They received their trophy from a Board member of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU), another partner of the activity. The price for the category is 4000 euros and the opportunity to fully build the appliaction.

The article is adapted from http://durban-agrihack.ict4ag.org/index.php/2015/12/03/meet-the-winners-of-the-durban-agrihack-talent-challenge/