AI for Development: The Case of Digital Agriculture

How can digital technologies and AI help shape the future of agriculture? The Institute for Economic Development, in partnership with the World Bank Group AgriConnect Secretariat and the LEADS Initiative, invites you to join a special lecture by one of the world’s foremost development economists, Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer.

The lecture AI for Development: The Case of Digital Agriculture is part of the AgriConnect Knowledge Series: Evidence for Better Jobs in Farming and Agribusiness. Drawing on pioneering research and practical experience, the discussion will explore how AI and digital technologies can help address key agricultural challenges—and what it will take to translate their promise into impact at scale.

Register here to join online on June 15, 2026, from 12:00 - 13:30 EST, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of agriculture.

• Speakers
• More in the Series

Speakers

 

Michael Kremer Professor of Economics  University of Chicago Read more

Indermit Gill Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics Read more

More in the Series

 

• Masterclass: Designing Scalable Evidence-Based Solutions for Better Jobs in Agriculture
• E-Learning: Using Evidence to Improve Jobs and Income in Agriculture 
• Webinar 1: Upskilling Smallholder Farmers

• Webinar 2: Making Irrigation Deliver