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Following a successful launch in December 2023 alongside COP28, the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit returns to Dubai on December 8-9, 2025, as a strategic platform to build a resilient agri-food system in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.

The World Agri-Tech series takes place around the globe in London, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Mexico City. The summits draw together growers, agribusinesses, technology providers, start-ups and investors to identify solutions with the potential to build a more sustainable, resilient food production system – and to forge the right partnerships to bring these solutions to market.

Key summit sessions will focus on desert farming, including innovative approaches to regenerative agriculture in arid climates, high-tech vertical farming and land-based aquaculture.

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