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'Thrips parvispinus', Agriculture 5.0, and New Genomic Techniques: Infoagro Exhibition 2027 to bring together the keys to navigating the future of the agricultural sector The conference series at the 6th edition of this International Exhibition for Agriculture and Agribusiness Support Industry will provide farmers with cutting-edge knowledge regarding the sector's primary challenges and opportunities. 11/11/2026
 One of the speakers from the conferences at the previous edition of Infoagro Exhibition.
Knowledge is the key to advancing and transforming agriculture. This is a principle that the organizers of the International Exhibition for Intensive Agricultural Production and Agribusiness Support Industry—Infoagro Exhibition—have deemed fundamental since the event’s inception. Throughout its six editions, the exhibition has consistently prioritized knowledge as an investment that yields the greatest returns. These returns ensure that farmers in Almería remain pioneers, equipped with the tools to address the most pressing challenges facing their crops, while also seizing key market opportunities—thereby maintaining the region’s status as a global benchmark in intensive fruit and vegetable production. With this objective in mind, each edition of the Infoagro Exhibition highlights the key obstacles and trends currently facing the agricultural sector. Through its conference program, it provides farmers and agricultural professionals with access to the latest innovations, cutting-edge research, and state-of-the-art techniques—developed by prestigious research centers, universities, and leading companies—presented directly by the researchers and professionals behind them. Once again, from May 5 to 7, 2027, the Infoagro Exhibition conference program will address the challenges and circumstances that have been shaping intensive agriculture over recent growing seasons. On Wednesday, May 5, as part of the conference program, there will be an in-depth discussion on the major crisis currently affecting the agricultural sector in Almería: the Thrips parvispinus infestation. This pest threatens the entire production of peppers—a crop for which Almería is a European benchmark. During this session, representatives from public authorities, the research community, and companies specializing in biological control and plant health will analyze the impact of this scourge. They will explore existing global solutions to combat this elusive pest, propose management and integrated crop production strategies to curb its spread, and debate the need for more effective active substances to tackle a crisis that is currently jeopardizing agriculture in Almería. This major challenge facing intensive horticulture is also being met with technology designed to assist farmers—not only by detecting potential pests like T. parvispinus, but also by simplifying the lives of agricultural producers through sensor-based data collection; by streamlining decision-making processes via artificial intelligence, and by helping address the structural labor shortage facing the sector through the introduction of robotics. This compelling topic will be explored during the Infoagro Exhibition conference series under the theme “Agriculture 5.0: Sensorization, AI, and Robotics.” Leading technology companies will shed light on how data, AI, and the use of robots in the field are revolutionizing agriculture, boosting the competitiveness of a sector that has always been a pioneer in adopting the most cutting-edge techniques and technologies available. True to its commitment to innovation, the Infoagro Exhibition conference series will also serve—on Friday, May 7, 2027—as a dynamic forum for discussion regarding the opportunities presented by the new European regulation on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) for crop development. This is particularly relevant for seed companies, but also for farmers, who stand to benefit from the advancements these gene-editing techniques offer in combating pests and diseases, as well as in the innovation and development of new crop varieties. All of this will be presented by renowned researchers in agricultural biotechnology and professionals from the plant breeding sector. In short, it is a comprehensive series of conferences that will provide an overview of the current state of the sector. The goal of Infoagro Exhibition is not only to showcase the technology and innovation available on the market—thereby fostering business opportunities among companies and agricultural professionals—but also to provide farmers with the solutions and knowledge needed to tackle the challenges of the upcoming growing season. You can find more details on how to become an exhibitor at Infoagro Exhibition 2027, as well as information on attending as a visitor, at www.infoagroexhibition.com
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