An agricultural drone is displayed at the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing. 

[Photo by Zhang Chenlin]

About  800 experts from China and around the world convened Friday at the 2024  World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024), advocating a  low-carbon transition in agrifood systems through sci-tech innovation to  address climate change. The conference, themed "Climate Change and  Agrifood Systems Transformation," highlights the urgent need for  innovation in the agricultural sector.

The opening ceremony of the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) is held in Beijing.

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A staff member operates an agricultural robot at the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing. 

[Photo by Zhang Chenlin]

The agricultural machinery is displayed at the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing.

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A  visitor learns about coffee from southwest China's Yunnan Province at  the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing.

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People attend the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing. 

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A visitor records part of a smart plant factory at the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing. 

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Visitors learn about hydroponics at the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing. 

[Photo by Zhang Chenlin]

An agricultural robot is displayed at the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) in Beijing. 

[Photo by Zhang Chenlin]

The venue of the 2024 World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) is seen in Beijing.

[Photo by Zhang Chenlin]