We invite economists, statisticians, policymakers, and practitioners working on agricultural, forestry, fishery, and rural statistics, in their economic, social and environmental dimensions, to participate in the 10^th International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS X) to be held in Krakow, Poland on 8-10 July 2026. The theme of the Conference is Innovative Data Approaches: Shaping Resilient and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in the Digital Age.

Background

The International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS) was first launched in 1998, in response to the overarching need for better agricultural data worldwide. The Conference is held every three years to address issues of agricultural statistics development. United States, Italy, Mexico, China, Uganda, Brazil, and India have been the host countries for ICAS in the past. Building on its strong tradition, ICAS X will bring together a global community to discuss innovations, emerging challenges, and best practices in agricultural and rural statistics to advance sustainable food systems and rural development. This is exclusively an in-person conference.

 The Tenth International Conference on Agricultural Statistics will take place on 8-10 July 2026 in Krakow, Poland. The main conference will take place for three days and will include oral presentations of papers in technical sessions, panel discussions, keynote speeches, and poster sessions. ICAS is usually annexed with side events and trainings organized by partnering organizations as the pre- and post-conference events.

The Conference will be hosted by Statistics Poland, in coordination with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Bank and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and under the auspices of the Committee on Agricultural Statistics of International Statistical Institute (ISI-CAS).

The ICAS X aims to advance the global dialogue on the use of data and digitalization to make agriculture and agri-food systems more resilient. As agriculture deals with growing challenges like extreme weather events, market shocks, and changing food needs, the conference will look at how new data systems, digital tools, and modern statistical methods can help improve decision-making, shape better policies, and manage resources more effectively across the sector.

Sessions format and organization

The selected papers will provide the basis for the Scientific Program Committee to shape the program and sessions. A Poster Session will be organized to include high quality papers, which could not be accepted in one of the parallel sessions.

The Conference will be conducted in English. Papers should be presented in English only.

Papers and abstracts

Please submit your abstract in English, not to exceed 800 words, by 15 September 2025. Each individual can present only one paper, but it is possible for an individual to be a co-author of multiple papers. Abstract acceptance will be communicated by 15 November 2025. Draft papers must be submitted by 15 February 2026.

Papers should focus on the following topics:

▪ Shocks, risks and resilience

▪ Food Security Diets and Nutrition

▪ Markets, Prices and Value chains

▪ Sustainable agriculture production and consumption

▪ Natural resources and environmental issues

▪ Digital agriculture & AI

▪ Innovative data sources / geospatial / data integration& interoperability

▪ Capacity Building in Agricultural Statistics

▪ Data access and use for policy making

▪ Data production & processing

▪ Rural Development, poverty and jobs

▪ Data quality and measurement error

Abstracts and papers will be submitted through ICAS X web page. Final papers, to be completed and submitted by 8 April 2026, should incorporate input and comments that may be provided by the Programme Committee and the Session Organisers.

Registrations

Presenters must be registered and attend in-person for ICAS X.

Deadlines for authors

▪ 15 September 2025: Deadline for the submission of Abstracts.

▪ 15 November 2025: Communication of abstract acceptance.

▪ 15 February 2026: Deadline for the submission of Papers – draft version.

▪ 8 April 2026: Deadline for the submission of Papers – final version.

Further Information

Please send all call for papers inquiries to: icasx2026@gmail.com with the subject line: "ICAS X Call for Papers".