Presseinfo / Fraunhofer IGD at AgroFarm Middle East 2025 – AI-driven solutions for sustainable agriculture and smart farming in Dubai

At AgroFarm Middle East 2025 in Dubai, Fraunhofer IGD will present innovative AI-based smart farming technologies for crop and livestock farming, as well as food safety. Fraunhofer IGD’s solutions combine imaging and sensor systems with intelligent analysis to boost efficiency, conserve resources, and bolster food security.

Fraunhofer IGD will join other leading international exhibitors at the AgroFarm Middle East 2025 event, showcasing its latest research on digital crop and livestock farming. At booth G12 in the German Pavilion, Fraunhofer IGD will demonstrate how artificial intelligence, imaging, and sensor technologies can promote more sustainable and efficient practices in plant production, animal health, and food safety.

Smarter Crop Management

AI-supported monitoring allows for early detection of stress symptoms in strawberries grown in polytunnels. This enables timely interventions that stabilize yields and improve fruit quality.

Advanced AI models reliably detect and identify weeds, supporting biodiversity monitoring and enabling spot-spraying instead of large-scale treatments. In sugar beet cultivation, drone-based monitoring can identify biotic stress factors, such as Cercospora leaf spot, with high precision. Spot-spraying techniques ensure that treatments are limited to the affected areas, reducing chemical use while maintaining crop health and protecting the environment.

In forestry, Fraunhofer IGD uses image analysis and remote sensing to identify tree species and evaluate their health. Existing technologies can also be applied to additional crop-management challenges, such as palm weevil infestation.

AI for Food Security

Fraunhofer IGD will also present innovations in food safety. Using a combination of AI, hyperspectral imaging, and satellite data, it is possible to detect wheat diseases associated with mycotoxin accumulation. These solutions provide early warning and specific recommendations to ensure that only safe, clean raw materials enter the food supply chain.

"Farming systems face a variety of challenges that can be addressed with intelligent, scalable, and sustainable solutions", says Dr. Philipp Wree, Head of the Bioeconomy Division at Fraunhofer IGD. "By applying artificial intelligence and imaging technologies to crop and livestock farming systems, we help producers increase efficiency, reduce their environmental impact, and contribute to global food security."

Health Monitoring in Livestock and Aquaculture

Fraunhofer IGD’s expertise in imaging and AI-based analysis benefits livestock farming as well. Applications include detecting lameness and vital parameters in dairy cows, performing ultrasound-based pregnancy diagnostics, and monitoring behavior. Fraunhofer IGD also contributes to modern, sustainable animal production methods, such as larval quality control in black soldier fly farming, health monitoring in poultry, and innovative aquaculture solutions.

Fraunhofer IGD invites visitors to explore these innovations and exchange ideas at the German Pavilion (Booth G12) at AgroFarm Middle East 2025 in Dubai from October 6–7, 2025.

For more information:

• If you are interested in meeting with us on site, please feel free to schedule an appointment with our experts. You can find more information about our exhibition presence here: https://www.igd.fraunhofer.de/en/events/agrofarm.html

• For more information about Fraunhofer IGD’s Smart Farming projects, visit: https://www.igd.fraunhofer.de/en/industries/bioeconomy/smart-farming.html 

Fraunhofer IGD at  AgroFarm Middle East in Dubai   6-7 October 2025  German Pavilion Stand  Hall 4, Booth G12

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About Fraunhofer IGD:
The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD has been setting standards in visual computing – image- and model-based informatics – for more than 30 years. Its roughly 260-strong staff support companies and institutions across the automotive industry, healthcare, bioeconomy, information technology, maritime economy, and cultural and creative economy sectors. Fraunhofer IGD provides specific technological solutions and support for strategic development. Its researchers carry out problem analyses, design hardware and software, develop protypes, and implement interactive visual systems. The focuses are human-machine interactions, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, interactive simulation, modeling, and 3D printing and scanning. Fraunhofer IGD has been engaged in high-level research since 1987, supporting change in society and the economy with application-oriented solutions developed at its facilities in Darmstadt and Rostock. Its products acquire international relevance via ongoing collaboration with its Austrian sister institute, which operates facilities in Graz and Klagenfurt, and participation in a wide range of EU projects.

Media Contact:
Daniela Welling | Head of Corporate Communications
Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD
Fraunhoferstraße 5 | 64283 Darmstadt | Germany
Phone +49 6151 155-146 | presse@igd.fraunhofer.de | https://www.igd.fraunhofer.de 

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