Task 1: Food Safety

Computer Vision Challenge for Cucumber Growth Stage Classification

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Overview

Food safety and agricultural sustainability benefit from timely management practices that reduce losses and optimize inputs.

Participants must predict the phenological stage of cucumber crops from images under real-world conditions.

Task Definition

ClassDescription
plantulaSeedling
early_vegetativeEarly vegetative
vegetative_growthGrowth
floweringFlowering
fruit_settingFruit setting

Timeline

  • Challenge opens: March 18, 2026
  • Submission deadline: April 30, 2026
  • Paper deadline: April 30, 2026

Submission Format

File structure:

submission.zip
└── submission.csv

CSV Example:

image_id,stage_pred
img_000001.jpg,plantula

Paper Submission

Participants can submit a paper describing their system, resources, results, and analysis. Accepted papers will be included in the official NALEF proceedings.

  • Use CEURART format: Overleaf Template
  • Length: 5–8 pages
  • Language: English
  • Include copyright footnote:
  • Copyright © 2026 for this paper by its authors.
    Use permitted under CC BY 4.0.
    NALEF 2026, Cartagena, Colombia.
  • No page numbers or headers allowed
  • Full author names and affiliations required
  • CEUR agreement: Download PDF