TAFE - Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, one of the world’s largest tractor manufacturers and the maker of the legendary Massey Ferguson tractors in India, successfully concluded the second edition of its Massey DYNASTAR Contest – Season 2, 2025 | #SabseBadeAllrounder Ki Talaash. This pioneering initiative by TAFE aims to discover and reward original, scalable, and socially impactful ideas powered by the versatile Massey Ferguson DYNATRACK 241 tractor.
Season 2 of the contest received an overwhelming 16,000+ entries from across 26 states and 5 Union Territories, reflecting the remarkable diversity of India's agricultural landscape. From this pool, 12 finalists were selected, representing 7 states Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. Participants included a dynamic mix of farmers, rural entrepreneurs, and enthusiastic agri-students, showcasing a vibrant culture of grassroots innovation.
The Grand Finale, held recently, featured a prestigious Grand Jury comprising industry veterans from the Sales & Marketing, Operations, and Product Management domains. The finalists were evaluated on innovation, feasibility, scalability, income generation potential, and societal impact.
The grand prize was awarded to Avinash Desai, an IT employee turned farmer from Belgaum, Karnataka, who presented an innovative idea for a mobile slurry dewatering machine powered by the Massey Ferguson DYNATRACK 241. He was felicitated with a brand-new MF 254 DYNASMART 2WD tractor, worth approximately ₹8.2 lakhs.
The second prize went to Prateek Agarwal from Hojai, Assam, for his concept of a solar-powered sustainable energy hub, earning him an 8 gm gold coin.
The third prize was awarded to Amrit Jot Singh from Patiala, Punjab, with an 8 gm gold coin for his idea of a water purifying unit powered by the MF DYNATRACK 241.
The Jury's Choice Award was presented to Dr. Jayakumar Karuppusamy, retired IAS officer from Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam, who proposed a multipurpose farm machine, and was honoured with a 50 gm silver coin.
In the Institutional Category, the team from Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University), Kumulur, Trichy, secured the first prize for their idea of an 8-row tractor-mounted transplanter, while the second prize went to Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, for developing an automated multi-vegetable transplanter, both innovations designed to work with the Massey Ferguson DYNATRACK 241. The students were also offered internship opportunities at TAFE.
The contest prizes included a brand-new tractor, gold and silver coins, innovation hampers, and development grants. Season 2 reaffirms TAFE's dedication to empowering rural India, promoting farmer-led R&D, and enabling real-world innovation through technology.
The MASSEY DYNASTAR CONTEST stands as a unique platform that brings to life TAFE's vision of Cultivating the World through meaningful engagement, inclusion, and support for agrarian change-makers.
