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Building Resilient Agri-Food Systems in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia

Following a successful launch in December 2023, the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit returns to Dubai on December 9-10, 2024, as a strategic platform to build a resilient agri-food system in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.

The summit engages the entire the agri-value chain, from leading investors, agribusinesses and technology providers to trailblazing start-ups, to accelerate innovation and investment in climate-resilient agriculture and prioritise actions to tackle food insecurity across the three regions.

Key summit sessions will focus on improving the soil microbiome and nutrient density in desert environments, accelerating R&D in crop varieties that withstand climate-related stresses, increasing accessibility to real-time data and predictive analytics, and addressing roadblocks to technology adoption for smallholder farmers.

As 300+ of the most influential leaders in agriculture across the MEASA region convene for the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in Dubai, energetic conversations and dynamic panel discussions will showcase investment opportunities, promote partnership and collaboration, and position sustainable farming at the forefront of the policy agenda

• Prioritising R&D in crop science to develop varieties resistant to climate shocks and desertification.
• Overcoming barriers to adoption of climate smart technologies for smallholder farmers.
• Tackling water scarcity through precision irrigation and advanced water retention solutions.
• Optimising predictive modelling from soil and weather data to support farmer decision-making and minimise loss.
• Improving soil health and nutrient density through innovative soil inputs and biofertilisers.
• Digitising seeds of the future through smart breeding techniques driven by big data and AI.
• Adapting vertical farming models to arid climates, with a focus on energy efficiency and greater crop diversity.
• Expanding Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in high & mid-tech greenhouses through intelligent automation.
• Building resilient and inclusive value chain partnerships between farmers and high value markets.
• Attracting strategic partnerships and increasing cross-regional collaboration throughout the MEASA region.
• Mobilising sustainable capital into proven and scalable emerging agri-food technologies.
• Cultivating a connected and thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in agri-food.

Rethink summits are created by experts in the agri-food, water and materials industries to address the issues most crucial to investors, technology developers and stakeholders in each sector.

With ten years’ experience organising agtech events around the world, we have developed the world’s leading database of agribusinesses, investors and start-ups in this space. World Agri-Tech Middle East & Africa joins a globally acclaimed portfolio which includes World Agri-Tech in San Francisco, London and São Paulo; the Indoor AgTech summit in New York; the Blue Food summit in London; Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit in Singapore; Animal AgTech in San Francisco and Amsterdam; and the Future Food-Tech summits in San Francisco, London and New York.

Through our global network of industry advisors, we produce highly-focused, topical summits which gather all the right people together in one room to share ideas, find solutions and identify new business opportunities. We are committed to providing the world-leading platforms for knowledge-sharing, debate and networking for business leaders, featuring the leading experts and gamechangers from across the global ecosystem. Our goal is to promote diversity and inclusion, with particular effort to phase out all-male speaker panels to ensure balanced representation and promotion of women in technology and business.

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