At the conclusion of its work, more than 30 thousand visitors crowned the activities of the UAE agricultural conference and exhibition over the course of 5 days.

Al Ain, April 26, 2026 – The UAE Agricultural Conference and Exhibition 2026 concluded the activities of its second session, which was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Presidential Court, at the ADNEC Al Ain Centre.

The major event witnessed the visit of more than 30,000 visitors during five days full of specialized knowledge sessions, community events, qualitative initiatives, and strategic partnerships, which reflected the growing momentum witnessed by the agricultural and food sector in the UAE.

The second session, which was organized by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment under the slogan “A comprehensive UAE agricultural platform…towards community sustainability and global innovation,” came to confirm the advanced position of the UAE Agricultural Conference and Exhibition as a leading national platform that brings together farmers, government agencies, the private sector, academic institutions, entrepreneurs, and community members, within an integrated vision that supports the sustainability of local production, enhances food security, and opens broader horizons for innovation, investment, and partnerships.

The conference attracted an integrated national system under one roof, as it included more than 50 expert speakers and more than 40 dialogue sessions, with the participation of more than 200 Emirati farmers, 20 government agencies, 70 private companies, including 40 startups, and hundreds of students from schools and universities, and 3 national universities.

In her closing speech, Her Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahhak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, stressed that the success achieved by the second session of the UAE Agricultural Conference and Exhibition 2026 reflects the forward-looking vision of the wise leadership in establishing food security as a national priority, and the support and care that the agricultural and food sector enjoys from His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Presidential Office, in a way that strengthens its position within the paths of sustainable development in the country. Emirates.

Her Excellency added that the second session clearly reflected that the UAE Agricultural Conference and Exhibition has become an advanced national platform for formulating visions, exchanging experiences, and directing dialogue towards the sector’s strategic priorities, noting that the integrated agenda, which covered the topics of agricultural data and artificial intelligence, investment and food industries, empowering women and family farmers, agricultural sustainability and food safety, embodied a comprehensive approach linking knowledge and application, between policies and opportunities, and between innovation and the needs of the field, in order to establish the necessary foundations for building an agricultural system. And more efficient, sustainable and flexible food.

Her Excellency said that after two editions of the UAE Agricultural Conference and Exhibition, this event has established itself as a national pillar in supporting the agricultural and food sector, and a strategic platform that brings together various stakeholders within an integrated vision that strengthens partnerships and opens broader horizons for developing value chains, raising production efficiency, and enhancing the competitiveness of the local product. She stressed that what was achieved in this session reflects the progress that the UAE is making in building a more sustainable and flexible food system, capable of keeping pace with changes, turning challenges into opportunities, and consolidating its position as a model. Advanced in agricultural innovation and food security.

This exceptional success reflects what the UAE Agricultural Conference and Exhibition represents as an advanced national space for dialogue, integration, and building opportunities, not only at the level of experiments and innovations, but also in the opportunities it provides for developing relations between various actors in the sector, and transforming ideas and initiatives into practical paths that support local production, enhance added value, and consolidate sustainability.

The second session of the conference highlighted the multiple tracks of the event and the diversity of its outcomes, through a comprehensive agenda that covered major topics that highlighted the future of agriculture and food security, including agricultural data and artificial intelligence, investment and food industries, empowering women and family farmers, agricultural sustainability and food safety, in addition to launching initiatives, signing memorandums of understanding, and organizing specialized and community events that reflected the depth of its national message.

In a related context, the closing ceremony witnessed the honoring of the strategic partners, sponsors, and distinguished participants, in appreciation of their effective contributions to the success of the second session, and their role in supporting the objectives of the conference and exhibition, whether through sponsorship, institutional partnership, or qualitative participation that contributed to enriching the content, enhancing interaction, and consolidating the event’s position as a national platform that brings together the various components of the agricultural and food sector.

The winners were also honored in the “University Hackathon”, which was launched on the first day of the exhibition and included a competition for university students to present distinguished projects that support smart agriculture trends and modern agricultural technologies enhanced by artificial intelligence, in addition to honoring the winners of the “Sustainable” initiative projects for school students, who excelled in distinguished projects in the field of agriculture, in order to prepare a next generation of farmers, innovators and researchers in this vital sector.

With the conclusion of its second session, the “Emirates Agricultural Conference and Exhibition” continues to consolidate its role as one of the most important national platforms supporting the development of the agricultural and food sector in the UAE, and enhancing integration between knowledge, production, investment, innovation, and community participation, in a way that serves the country’s goals in food security, sustainability, and building a more flexible and competitive food economy.

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