Time is running out for students to enter the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE).

There are only 12 days left to enter the 2016 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.

As one of the world’s biggest and longest-running science exhibitions, the BTYSTE is internationally renowned for its success in selecting and nurturing the most talented young minds in the country.

Previous farming-related entries in the exhibition include a seed harvesting kit for subsistence farmers in developing countries and a calving sensor to alert farmers when a cow is calving.

Now in its 52nd year, here are 10 reasons why students, teachers and schools should submit an entry to the 2016 exhibition: