What should India's farm look like in 2040? PeaceTech invites students, young innovators, educators, farmers, professionals, entrepreneurs and citizens to imagine the future of farming and share their ideas through an inspiring essay.
This is more than an essay contest. It is an invitation to think, question, imagine and design a more sustainable future for agriculture.
International Essay Writing Competition
FARMING AT 2040
A Vision for a Healthier Planet & Happier Tomorrow
Organised by PeaceTech | In association with Farm Quotient (FQ)
📋Competition Guidelines
1No Age Bar
There is no age restriction for participation. Students, young people and aspiring future thinkers of all age groups are welcome to participate.
2Primary Students – Express Through Pictures
Primary school students may participate through drawings, illustrations, posters, diagrams or other pictorial forms if they are not yet comfortable writing a full essay. Their ideas and imagination are what matter most.
3Use of AI, Parents & Mentors
Participants may use AI tools, books, internet resources, parents, teachers or mentors for research, understanding and guidance.
However, the final essay or creative submission must represent the participant's own ideas and be written in their own words. Participants are encouraged to think independently and present their own vision of farming in 2040.
4Judging Criteria
The jury will evaluate submissions based on the following four key dimensions:
- A. Viability Can the proposed idea realistically work in the future?
- B. Sustainability Does the idea protect natural resources and support long-term environmental and social wellbeing?
- C. Scalability Can the idea be expanded or adopted by more farms, communities, regions or countries?
- D. Innovation Does the idea demonstrate creativity, originality and innovative thinking?
5How to Submit
Participants should email their essay or pictorial submission to:
Subject: Farming at 2040 – Essay Competition
6No Word Limit
There is no minimum or maximum word count. Participants are encouraged to express their ideas in as much or as little detail as necessary to communicate their vision effectively.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
STEP 1 — REGISTER
Complete your online registration for the FQ @2040 — Design a Farm @2040 Essay Contest.
STEP 2 — THINK
Ask yourself: "If I were designing a farm for 2040, what would it look like?"
Think beyond today's farming systems. Imagine what agriculture could become with the right combination of innovation, technology, sustainability and human consciousness.
STEP 3 — WRITE
Write an original essay around the theme: "My Vision for Farming at 2040"
You may explore one or more areas such as:
- 🌱 Sustainable & regenerative farming
- 💧 Water-smart agriculture
- ☀️ Solar & renewable-energy farms
- 🤖 AI, robotics & automation
- 🚁 Drones & precision agriculture
- 🧠 Technology + human consciousness
- 🌾 Climate-resilient farming
- ♻️ Circular & zero-waste agriculture
- 🐄 Livestock & animal ecosystems
- 🐟 Aquaculture & integrated farming
- 🏙️ Urban, vertical & smart farming
- 👨🌾 Farmer prosperity & dignity
- 🍎 Food security & healthier food systems
- 🌍 Biodiversity & ecological restoration
- 🎓 Education & the next generation of farmers
You don't need to be an agricultural expert.
We are looking for ideas, imagination, questions and possibilities.
💡 THINK DIFFERENTLY
Don't simply write: "In 2040, farms will have drones and robots."
Ask deeper questions:
- Will technology save water?
- Can a farm produce its own energy?
- Can AI help a small farmer make better decisions?
- Can we grow more food without damaging the soil?
- Can farms become circular ecosystems with almost zero waste?
- Can technology make farming more profitable and dignified?
- What should happen to the relationship between the farmer, technology and nature?
Most importantly:
Don't just describe the future. Design it.
STEP 4 — SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY
After completing your essay, send it to:
[email protected]
Email Subject: FQ @2040 Essay Contest — [Participant Name]
Please include in the email:
- Full Name:
- Age:
- City / Country:
- School / College / Organisation:
- Category:
- Mobile / WhatsApp Number:
- Email ID:
- Essay Title:
Attach your essay as PDF or DOC/DOCX.
Recommended file name:
Name_City_FQ2040_Essay.pdf
RECOGNITION & OPPORTUNITIES
Participants may receive:
FQ @2040 Digital Participation Certificate
Download your certificate through the certificate link provided after successful participation/registration, subject to the applicable participation requirements.
📸 FQ @2040 Social Media Photo Frame
Participants can also receive a personalised "I AM A FARM @2040 DESIGNER" social-media frame through the link/form shared with their registered email or WhatsApp number.
Share your participation with your friends, school and community.
Selected participants may also be considered for:
- 🏆 Awards & special recognitions
- 🌱 FQ @2040 Innovation opportunities
- 🎓 Fellowships / mentorship opportunities
- 👨🌾 Interaction with farming & innovation experts
- 🏫 School / university recognition
- 🌍 Future FQ programmes and initiatives
- 💡 Opportunities to develop promising ideas further
Specific awards and opportunities are subject to the published contest terms, partner support and eligibility.
BECOME PART OF THE MOVEMENT
After participating:
- ❤️ LIKEFollow PeaceTech's official social channels.
- 🔄 SHAREShare the FQ @2040 movement with your friends, school, college and community.
- 👥 INVITEEncourage other young minds to participate.
- 🔔 FOLLOWStay connected for:
- Shortlisted essays
- FQ @2040 updates
- Future challenges
- Fellowships
- Innovation opportunities
- Farm learning programmes
MAKE YOUR VOICE PART OF 2040
Your essay doesn't have to predict the future.
It has to imagine a better one.
You may be one student.
One farmer.
One teacher.
One innovator.
One citizen.
But one idea can start a conversation.
One conversation can inspire a generation.
And one generation can redesign the future.
🌱 FQ @2040
DESIGN A FARM @2040
One Question.
One Generation.
One Future.
DON'T JUST IMAGINE 2040.
DESIGN IT.
A PeaceTech Initiative
FQ — Farm Quotient | Growing Sustainable Minds