The World Food Forum has opened applications for its Startup Innovation Awards 2026, inviting youth-led startups worldwide including from Pakistan to compete for cash prizes, MassChallenge Switzerland accelerator access, and a pitch stage at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations headquarters in Rome.

Farmdar signs MoU with UAV Technologies to deploy AI-driven crop intelligence across Thailand using satellite imagery and UAV systems, enabling large-scale agricultural monitoring and data insights.

Accelerate Prosperity has invested in Mini Hectares, a Pakistan-based hydroponic farming startup, supporting expansion in Lahore and Islamabad, creating jobs, and promoting sustainable, pesticide-free agriculture.

Farmdar is set to support Sojitz Corporation’s KDX agri platform in Thailand with satellite and AI-driven crop insights to improve farmer yield, efficiency, and ROI.

Structuring for Scale report maps climate crisis, opportunity, and systemic barriers in Pakistan, offering six reforms to unlock the country’s climate innovation potential.

NIC Karachi is calling AgriTech startups to innovate across farming, supply chains, and food systems. Cohort 15 applications are open for founders aiming to boost productivity, sustainability, and impact.

Pathfinder Group and CITADEL launch Jeddah Startup Challenge 2026, inviting startups from Pakistan and OIC countries to showcase at WEF Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting in Saudi Arabia.

An exclusive gathering in Pakistan will bring together agritech founders, investors, and ecosystem players to address regulatory roadblocks, funding gaps, and growth opportunities in the sector.

PIXS 2026 opens applications for Pakistani tech and IT-enabled startups, offering visibility to investors, accelerators, and international partners across AI, FinTech, SaaS, and more.

Farmdar secures strategic investment from ADB Ventures to scale its AI and satellite-powered agriculture solutions across South and Southeast Asia, supporting farmers, agribusinesses, and financial institutions with high-accuracy crop insights.

Ignite, under the Ministry of IT & Telecom and Ministry of Climate Change, launches Pakistan Startup Competition for COP30, inviting ClimateTech and GreenTech startups to present sustainable innovations on a global platform in Brazil.

CITADEL, in partnership with P@SHA, has launched the Davos Startup Challenge 2026, offering Pakistan’s top startups a chance to pitch at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.