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Media Releases
Future developments in agriculture to come under the spotlight at Africa Agri Tech 2025
What does the future hold for science, technology and innovation in agriculture?
In 2020, Africa Agri Tech set the bar when it launched AAT and highlighted the future impact of science & technology on agriculture. Now, FIVE YEARS LATER, and in 2025, expect a further 5 year forecast into future developments in this sector.
Advances in technology including implementation of sensors, machine learning and AI have ensured that modern farms and agribusinesses work vastly differently to those of a few decades again and this change will continue evolving at an ever-increasing pace.
Top Technology Trends to Watch out for in 2025 and beyond include:
- Artificial Intelligence & Automation
- (Generative AI: Hyper automation; Predictive Maintenance)
- Biotech & Animal Ag Tech
- (Preventive Medicine; Gene Editing; Synthetic Biology)
- Advanced Computing
- (Edge Computing & Distributed Cloud; Quantum Computing; Neuromorphic Computing)
- Material Science
- (Nanotechnology; Biomaterials; Metamaterials)
- Immersive Technologies & Human-Machine Interaction (HMI)
- (Extended Reality; Voice User Interfaces (VUI); Brain-Computer Interfaces)
- Sustainability, Advanced Connectivity,Advanced Engineering & Robotics
- Decentralized & Digital Trust Technologies, Space Tech and more
Africa Agri Tech 2025 is the platform for innovators, scientific leaders, technology providers and industry leaders in the agriculture sector to connect in an environment designed to provide networking opportunities facilitating in-person business relationships. This unique, future-focused, event connects industry thought leaders and change makers cutting across all sectors of agriculture from crop farming to horticulture to livestock farming with all attendees focused on the need to adopt the latest techniques, discover scientific breakthroughs and innovations.
Opportunities are tailored to meet objectives including:
- Speaker opportunities
- Exhibition opportunities
- Presentation stage opportunities
- Tech Innovation challenge opportunities
- Sponsorships, branding, networking and more
2025 Media coverage
Africa Agri Tech’s AgBusiness Day Showcases the Future-Forward Thinking Needed to Boost Agriculture
24 March 2025
The final day of the Africa Agri Tech Conference and Expo at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria focused on AgBusiness, where business leaders were urged to abandon yesterday’s solutions and embrace future-forward strategies.
Africa Agri Tech se AgBesigheid Dag – ʼn toonbeeld van toekomsgerigte denke wat noodsaaklik is om landbou te bevorder
24 Maart 2025
Die laaste dag van die Africa Agri Tech Konferensie en Ekspo by die WNNR-konferensiesentrum in Pretoria het gefokus op AgBesigheid, waar sakeleiers aangemoedig is om die verlede se oplossings te laat vaar en toekomsgerigte strategieë te omarm.
Plant AgTech Day Showcases The Advancements That Build Resilience at Africa Agri Tech Conference
20 March 2025
The second day of the Africa Agri Tech Conference and Expo, held at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria, featured insightful discussions on disinformation, digital transformation, and the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture.
Gewas AgTech Dag By Die Africa Agri Tech Konferensie Was ‘n Toonbeeld Van Innovasie En Veerkragtigheid
20 Maart 2025
Die tweede dag van die Africa Agri Tech Konferensie en Ekspo, wat by die WNNR konferensiesentrum in Pretoria aangebied is, is gekenmerk deur insiggewende besprekings oor disinformasie, digitale transformasie en die groeiende rol wat kunsmatige intelligensie (KI) in die landbou speel.
Agriculture Must Embrace Technology to Thrive: Key Takeaways from Africa Agri Tech Conference Day 1 Animal AgTech
19 March 2025
Day 1 of the Africa Agri Tech Conference, held at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria from 18 to 20 March, brought together leading industry experts and stakeholders to discuss how technology can drive agricultural productivity and sustainability. The overarching message was clear: the technology revolution has already begun, and the industry must embrace it to ensure efficiency, growth, and resilience in the face of climate change and global trade shifts.
Landbou Moet Tegnologie Omhels Om Vooruit Te Boer: Hoogtepunte van die Africa Agri Tech Konferensie Dag 1 Vee AgTech
19 Maart 2025
Dag 1 van die Africa Agri Tech konferensie wat van 18 tot 20 Maart by die WNNR konferensiesentrum in Pretoria aangebied word, het vooraanstaande bedryfskenners en rolspelers bymekaar gebring om te bespreek hoe tegnologie landbouproduktiwiteit en volhoubaarheid kan bevorder.
Dag Een van Africa Agri Tech
18 Maart 2025
Aan almal wat die konferensie bywoon, asook diegene wat nie by ons kan aansluit nie, hiermee ‘n Google Drive-skakel vir Africa Agri Tech
Third Africa AgriTech Conference and Expo comes at critical time for agriculture in SA
10 March 2025
The importance of agriculture in South Africa, both in terms of food security and as a vital contributor to exports and the country’s GDP, is very much in the news these days as the political landscape is in flux, both here and globally. It is also a time when frontline agriculture is embracing a host of modern technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the growing use of equipment such as drones, to improve efficiencies and thereby increase profitability.
Boosting Profits and Securing the Future of Agriculture
07 March 2025
Success in agriculture is no longer just about growing crops and raising livestock. In today’s world, farmers must also be business strategists, technology adopters, and market analysts. The Africa Agri Tech Conference & Expo (AAT), taking place from 18-20 March 2025 at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria, offers farmers the knowledge they need to thrive in this challenging landscape.
Verhoog wins en verseker jou toekoms
07 Maart 2025
Sukses in die landbou behels meer as net die verbouing van gewasse en die aanteel van vee. In die moderne wêreld moet boere ook strategiese denkers en markontleders wees, én tegnologie doeltreffend aanwend. Die Africa Agri Tech (AAT) Konferensie en Ekspo (AAT), wat van 18-20 Maart 2025 by die WNNR-konfensiesentrum in Pretoria plaasvind, bied aan boere die kennis wat hulle nodig het om in hierdie uitdagende landskap te floreer.
How Tech can turn into Profit: Under the spotlight on day 2 at AAT
04 March 2025
For those who prefer real-world examples over theory, insight over jargon, and implementable solutions, the Africa Agri Tech Conference & Expo (AAT), provides the next step in gearing your business for the future.
Unlocking the Future of Livestock Farming at Africa Agri Tech 2025
03 March 2025
Farmers who embrace technology today will outpace those who resist change, according to The Rebel Technologist, Brett StClair, one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Africa Agri Tech (AAT) Conference and Expo, who will steer farmers towards a technologically driven, sustainable future.
Shaping the Future of Farming
20 February 2025
Technologies that will advance food production and solve the most pressing issues of the 21st century are developing at a rapid pace. To gain the maximum benefit of these technologies, stakeholders need not only understand them, but have the insight to apply the right technology, at the right time, at the right place.
Skep Die Toekoms Van Boerdery
20 Februarie 2025
Tegnologieë wat voedselproduksie sal bevorder en die mees dringende uitdagings van die 21ste eeu oplos, ontwikkel blitsvinnig. Om die maksimum voordeel van hierdie tegnologieë te verkry, moet rolspelers dit nie net verstaan nie, maar die insig hê om die regte tegnologie, op die regte tyd, op die regte plek toe te pas.
2023 Media coverage
Africa Agri Tech 2023 is hier!
Netwerk 24, 8 Maart 2023
Die Africa Agri Tech (AAT) -konferensie en -ekspo het ten doel om die landbou-, wetenskap-, en tegnologiegemeenskappe in suidelike Afrika oor drie dae by een geleentheid byemekaar te bring. Wêreldtendense en die vooruitgang in die landbouwetenskap, -tegnologie en -innovering word bespreek en ten toon gestel. Dit vind van 14 tot 16 Maart plaas.
Food supply vulnerable to cyber crime
By Lindi Botha, Farmer’s Weekly, 15 March 2023
Agriculture’s vulnerability to cyber-attacks was highlighted at the Africa Agri Tech conference in Pretoria this week. Billy Petzer, researcher of cyber security systems at the CSIR said, if risks were not mitigated, food supply could be heavily impacted.
Africa Agritech 2023 – innovation, technology and the future of (South African) agriculture
Agroberichten Buitenland, Nieuwsbericht, 28 March 2023
This month the Africa Agritech conference took place for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. This annual highlight, hosted in Pretoria, attracts important stakeholders from all areas of South Africa’s agriculture sector. The conference showcases the latest technology available to the industry as well as the scientific research and breakthroughs that are crucial for ensuring food security.
Africa Agri Tech: Data plus tech rule the roost
By Sinenhlanhla Mncwango, Food for Mzansi, 15 March 2023
There is no lack of new technology within the agricultural space but not all of it is beneficial. Experts challenged delegates to think about the tech they use on their farms during day two of the Africa Agri Tech and underlined the importance of collecting as much data as possible.
Panel unpacks how tech is influencing successful farming ventures
By Marleny Arnoldi, Engineering News, 15 March 2023
As the world undergoes a revolution towards greener and more digitalised technology, and the need to feed almost ten-billion people by 2050 looms, there is consensus from experts speaking at Africa Agri Tech 2023 that farmers need to equip themselves with knowledge and plan for the future.
Farming future is rosy as tech and agri collide
By Sinenhlanhla Mncwango, Food for Mzansi, 14 March 2023
Discussions during the first day of the 2023 Africa Agri Tech Conference cut right to the chase as experts highlighted the importance of technology in the ever-changing world of farming.
Advancing science- and tech-enabled agriculture
Advancing science- and tech-enabled agriculture