Real-world context
By the time a pest outbreak is obvious, much of the crop is already lost. Small farmers lack early-warning tools and often react too late.
The challenge
Design a system that helps small farmers detect pest outbreaks early. Study who is affected, dig past the obvious symptoms to the real root causes, and design a solution that could actually work in the real world. There is no single correct answer — what matters is the quality of your thinking, the stakeholders you consider, and how clearly you justify your chosen direction.
Reflection prompts
- Who is most affected by this problem, and how did you account for them?
- What is the single biggest risk to your solution working?
- Which assumption, if wrong, would break your whole idea?