Summits

ARGENTINA AGRIEVOLUTION 8th WORLD SUMMIT ON AGRICULTURE MACHINERY a resounding success!

On September 1, 2025, Argentina Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Sergio Iraeta opened the Summit together with local Buenos Aires and regional dignitaries. Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), set the tone as Keynote speaker, addressing the challenges of global food security and the opportunities presented by mechanization and precision agriculture technologies. 

This was supported by a powerful and diverse lineup of industry experts citing real life cases illustrating the need for adoption from one end of the spectrum to the other.  From Kemal Shoshi, President, Representative Director, YANMAR AGRIBUSINESS Co. noting Japan’s need for automation due to the aging and declining workforce to Jorge Lopez Menendez, who has farmed in Africa for a decade, confirming the necessity of mechanization so that African smallholders may increase yields and lessen the extreme physical toll.

Experts from the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Argentine Association of No-Till Producers (AAPRESID) and others shared success stories on regional practices like no-till, direct seeding and carbon sequestration and the implementation of Silo Bag technologies.  Expert farmers and industry leaders from around the globe lent their perspective on environmental benefits and future trends.

Photos on CAFMA/Exponenciar Summit website

2025 Agrievolution Summit Program

Congratulations and thanks to Argentinian Agriculture Equipment Manufacturers Association CAFMA and international media and events group Exponenciar for bringing this important global event on Achieving Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture through Mechanization, Precision Technologies to Argentina.