The Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today co-organized a ‘Workshop on Climate Smart Mechanization for Transforming Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas’ in collaboration with the Administrative Committee of Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Industry Demonstration Zone of China, the Unoted Nations World Food Programme China office, ESCAP’s Sub-regional Office for North and Central Asia (SONCA), as well as the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC). The event enabled an active exchange on how innovative agricultural machinery and related technologies including digital and intelligent solutions can build resilience and support transformative change in the agricultural sector in arid and semi-arid areas such as Central Asia. Conducted simultaneously in English, Chinese and Russian languages, the event was well attended by over a hundred participants representing more than 30 countries and regions around the world, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.