Water for Food Global Conerence set for April 28 to May 2

The pivot with KZ valves waters a plot at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

Nearly 400 leading experts and organizations from around the globe will gather April 28 to May 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska, to address the complicated issues of global water and food security.

With less than a month to register for the 2025 Water for Food Global Conference, spots are filling quickly and the conference has reached capacity in past years.

The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska hosts the Water for Food Global Conference. The five-day event brings together academia, government agencies, policymaking groups, nonprofits, non-governmental organizations, entrepreneurs, water managers, growers, commodity boards, students and private industry partners to explore research, expand technologies and share relevant knowledge around the following themes:

  • Water management for high-productivity commercial agriculture
  • Smallholder agricultural water management
  • Environmental and human health in agricultural systems

Conference sessions

The full conference agenda and a current list of speakers can be found on the conference website. More than 27 sessions are planned, including more than 75 speakers.  For more information, visit https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/explore-our-conferences/2025-water-for-food-global-conference/agenda