How to Build a Drought-Resilient Farm: Expert to Speak at Warsaw Conference
Syngenta's Dr. Karolina Kleiber will speak in Warsaw on 18 November at the National Challenges in Agriculture 2026 conference about building drought resilience in crop farms while protecting their economic results.
A debate on the drought resilience of crop farms will take place on 18 November at the Legia stadium in Warsaw, as part of the conference "Narodowe Wyzwania w Rolnictwie 2026" (National Challenges in Agriculture 2026), promoted by the Polish farming portal Farmer. One of the speakers will be Dr. Karolina Kleiber, Product Manager for Plant & Soil Health at the agricultural technology company Syngenta. Attendance is free for farmers, experts and industry representatives.
The debate, titled "A drought-resilient farm – which solutions truly protect yield and economic results?", is scheduled from 11:30 to 13:00 in the Champions Hall, within the first agrotechnology block devoted to drought-resistant crop production.
No single universal solution
According to Kleiber, resilience to drought cannot be packed into one product or technology. It results from several complementary measures: assessing soil potential, then genetics and agronomy, and finally biological solutions and precision farming. Biology is one element of modern technology, but its effectiveness also depends on understanding the field, soil condition, suitable genetics and a well-thought-out crop protection strategy.
Soil is the foundation of this approach: its condition, structure and ability to store water largely determine how plants cope with periodic rainfall shortages.
Data and economics
Precision farming tools – soil surveys and maps, satellite data and crop condition monitoring – help reveal differences within a field and locate areas exposed to stress. Kleiber stresses that this is a series of decisions made on the farm every day.
The talk will also address the economic side of plant stress. Its effects are not always visible in the field, and losses may be greater than crop appearance alone suggests. That is why it matters not only to adopt new technologies but also to assess their real effectiveness and impact on farm finances amid increasingly variable weather.
