This session will showcase the latest digital innovations developed by CGIAR to advance sustainable, data-driven, and inclusive agri-food systems. Speakers will present real-time digital tools for smarter farming, digital twins for enhanced decision-making, and AI-driven approaches for crop monitoring and yield estimation. Discussions will highlight the power of digital soil mapping, remote sensing, and machine learning in optimizing productivity and managing soil health, as well as the importance of inclusive agricultural water management. Additionally, the session will emphasize the critical role of high-quality data in food security and nutrition, varietal adoption monitoring, and coordinated digital resources for fields, farms, and food systems. These innovations demonstrate how digital technologies can bridge knowledge gaps, enhance resilience, and drive agri-food systems transformation at scale.Â
 AI-Based Plant Disease Diagnosis for Last Mile Delivery in Africa (Srikanth Rupavatharam and Sam Njoroge, ICRISAT)
Real-Time Digital Tools for Smarter Vegetable Farming (Alok Sikka, IWM)Â
Digital Twins for Advancing Timely Decision-Making (Fulco Ludwig, IWMI)Â
Digital Innovations for Sustainable Management of Agri-Food Systems (Fulco Ludwig, IWMI)Â
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Crop Area and Crop Yield Estimation using Remote Sensing Data, Crop Models, and Machine Learning Algorithms (Murali Krishna Gumma, ICRISAT)Â
ÂDigital Soil Mapping for Carbon Measurement-Reporting-Verification (MRV) (Ciniro Costa Junior, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT)
Closing Productivity and Soil Health Gaps in Tropical Agriculture using Science-Based and Human-Centered Digital Innovations (Lulseged Desta, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT)Â
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Current Methods and Practices in Monitoring Varietal Adoption (Marcel Gatto, CIP)
Capturing CGIAR’s Data Resources: Digital Tools for Building Coordinated Data on Fields, Farms, and Food Systems (Jacob van Etten, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT)Â
Co-designing Inclusiveness in Agricultural Water Management (Inga Jacobs-Mata, IWMI)Â
