AgriPath Symposium: Designing Digital Advisory Services for Sustainable Agrifood Systems

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Concept Note

Program

Register Here (registration closes on 25 April)

Where: PrideInn Azure Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

When: May 27-28, 2026

Hosted by icipe and the AgriPath Consortium, with support from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and GIZ

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About the Symposium

The AgriPath Project has rigorously tested multiple Digital Advisory Service (DAS) delivery models to understand what drives farmer adoption, behaviour change, and sustained impact.

Building on this evidence, the AgriPath Symposium 2026 will convene leading policymakers, researchers, practitioners, innovators, and investors to examine what works in designing and scaling digital advisory systems.

The Symposium will combine:

  1. Evidence generated through AgriPath's field experimentation

  2. Insights from invited global and regional experts

  3. Comparative experiences from public, private, and blended DAS models

  4. Practical lessons for policy, investment, and system design

Together, participants will explore how evidence-informed digital advisory systems can strengthen productivity, resilience, and sustainability across agrifood systems.

Symposium Themes

  1. Evidence on DAS delivery models: Lessons from AgriPath and other tested digital and blended advisory approaches.

  2. DAS Impact on behaviour and adoption: Measuring how digital advisory services influence farmer technology uptake, productivity, and sustained engagement.

  3. Economics and sustainability of DAS: Cost-effectiveness, viable business models, and investment pathways.

  4. Gender-responsive and inclusive advisory systems: Designing DAS that effectively reach women, youth, and underserved communities.

  5. Policy and institutional integration: Embedding proven advisory models within national extension systems and digital agriculture strategies.

  6. Scaling digital advisory for sustainable agrifood systems: From pilot innovations to ecosystem-level transformation.

  7. AI and emerging technologies in advisory systems: Harnessing data, automation, and adaptive learning tools to enhance impact.

Target Audience

  • Government ministries and regulatory bodies

  • Digital Advisory Service providers

  • AgTech innovators and private sector actors

  • Donors and impact investors

  • Researchers and academic institutions

  • Extension system leaders

  • Farmer organization

Broadcast

Plenary sessions and selected parallel sessions will be publicly broadcast to ensure broader access and global engagement.

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