A call has gone out to entrepreneurs in Bermuda to enter the Future Agro Challenge 2015. The national champion will be invited to take part in the worldwide championship in Colombia.

Bermuda’s national champions, Bermuda Aerial Media, won the top prize at last year’s Future Argo Challenge Global Championship in Greece.

The local company, and its subsidiary Skymatics, impressed judges with its hi-tech drone helicopters and their potential for use in agriculture.

The deadline for the search to find a new Bermuda national winner has been extended until November 2. This is the second year that the event is being featured in Bermuda, and it will be held as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week next month.

Entrepreneurs with a business idea that provides innovation in farming business practices; upgrades education and training; transforms agricultural production into biological solutions; presents alternative uses of natural products; or provides new ways of addressing the importance of living healthy lifestyles, are encouraged to apply.

In a statement, the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, which is involved in the search for a national winner, said: “There is an opportunity to become the Bermuda champion of the Future Agro Challenge. The competition offers a unique opportunity to any notable agribusiness idea to scale up and become a successful venture.”

The Bermuda winner will participate in the global championships, in Medellin, Colombia, next March.

The main categories for the 2015 competition are evergreen practices, nutrition and health, agro logistics, farmer incomes, education, agro tourism, safety and health, and packaging.

In addition, one social media award will be offered to the start-up that is most popular among all participating countries. The social media award winner will present their idea live at the global championship along with the other finalists selected by the global Future Agro Challenge team.

For more information contact the BEDC at info@bedc.com, or visit either www.bedc.com or www.futureagrochallenge.com