APRU Food Security & Agritech Conference 2026
Working Groups
Working Groups are the core of the APRU Food Security & Agritech (FAP) Conferences and represent an important opportunity for delegates to participate in collaborative research in partnerships with members of the APRU network, develop new researcher collaboration and cross-disciplinarily, and contribute towards finding solutions to the pressing problems of this century.
Four (4) Working Groups are confirmed to be at the FAP Conference 2026, and participants can identify which Group they wish to join upon registration. Contact the leaders directly if you wish to learn more and/or connect prior to the Conference.
Climate Resilience
This Working Group focuses on climate resilience agriculture: including digital soil mapping to inform policy and action, enhance traceability to build trust, and facilitate decarbonization efforts for soil carbon initiatives. We encourage data scientists to join our group with experience in analyzing, modeling, and predicting data related to soil intelligence.
WG Leads: , Nanyang Technological University & , UC Davis
AI-Enabled Resource Efficiency
This working group focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven approaches to enhance resource efficiency in complex agricultural systems. The group explores how AI can improve management of water, energy, nutrients, and other critical inputs to address regional challenges such as climate variability, resource scarcity, and growing food demand. Our goal is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration for the innovative approaches integrating AI, modeling, and advanced sensing technologies to improve resource productivity, agricultural resilience, and environmental sustainability. We welcome researchers and practitioners with expertise in AI, data science, modeling, agricultural robotics, remote sensing, agricultural economics, business analytics, and decision-support systems, as well as others interested in applying AI to advance sustainable food systems across the Pacific Rim region.
WG Leads: Woo Soo Kim, 天美mv天美 & , University of California, Riverside
Food Availability and Access
This working group focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to reduce food waste and loss, create sustainable strategies that address food security, sovereignty, justice and resilience, while promoting better health and nutrition outcomes. We welcome researchers and practitioners interested in advncing these areas.
WG Leads: , Adelaide University & , University of British Columbia
Disease / Pest Control
Description coming soon...
WG Lead: , University of California, Riverside
For additional inquiries: Email fap_2026@sfu.ca