Dryland Congress 2026 concluded in New Delhi on 12 September with adoption of the Delhi Declaration on Drylands. Organized by ICAR and ICRISAT, the three-day event brought research, policy and development partners together around South–South cooperation.
ICRISAT’s closing report describes discussions involving national agricultural research systems from Ethiopia, Senegal, Brazil, China and India. The declaration calls for stronger knowledge exchange, capacity sharing and partnerships to accelerate resilient dryland agriculture.
The congress also recognized agricultural innovations through the ISSCA Global Awards. Digital agriculture awards went to the APMIP Digital Ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh and Krushi Pragati in Gujarat. These awards and the declaration indicate recognition and shared priorities; the report does not provide a common independent performance comparison of the named technologies.
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ATB agromechatronics researcher Cornelia Weltzien received the VDI Max-Eyth commemorative medal, recognising her contribution to agricultural digitalisation and training the next generation of agricultural engineers and researchers.
Source Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
The KI-Reallabor Agrar programme brings ATB into an Osnabrück-led consortium, with five-year funding to develop and test agricultural AI in cooperation with researchers, businesses and farmers.
Source Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
ATB marked ten years of its Fieldlab for Digital Agriculture in July 2025, highlighting an experimental site where researchers and partners can test crop-production technologies under field conditions.
Source Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
