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FAO opens global conference on Smart Farming
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Saturday, 04 July, 2026, 13 : 00 PM [IST]
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Rome, Italy
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Smart farming is no longer a future ambition — it is becoming essential for helping farmers produce more with fewer resources while strengthening resilience, rural development and agrifood systems. That was the central message as FAO opened its first Global Conference on Smart Farming, bringing together global leaders, ministers, researchers, farmers, innovators and the private sector to accelerate the adoption and scaling of smart farming systems.
The FAO director-general opened the Global Conference, which was attended by agriculture ministers, policymakers, researchers, farmers’ organisations, private sector representatives, development partners, and women and youth leaders.
With farmers facing increasing pressures from climate variability, soil and water degradation, rising input costs, and labour constraints, smart farming is an urgent necessity and must be accessible to small-scale producers.
“FAO has made innovation and technology a central priority — and this conference reflects this commitment,” the director-general said.
As the United Nations’ specialised agency for food and agriculture, FAO is uniquely placed to convene this conversation. Scaling smart farming requires technical expertise, policy guidance, investment and partnerships working together — which is why the organisation is bringing governments, researchers, farmers, the private sector and development partners to the same table.
The conference will showcase what that looks like in practice. In Uzbekistan, low-cost greenhouse innovations have enabled vegetable farmers to triple their yields and earn higher incomes while using less water — a concrete example of how smart farming, applied at the right scale, changes farmers’ lives.
Smart farming systems combine data, digital technologies and scientific knowledge to support better decision-making across agricultural production. They help farmers use water, fertilisers, pesticides, energy and other inputs more efficiently while improving productivity, profitability and environmental sustainability.
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