The 1st Inter- Regional Smart Agriculture Forum for was concluded on Wednesday 26th of September 2018 in the presence of a number of ministers from Arab countries, Arab Ambassadors in Khartoum and representatives from Arab and international organizations, beside representatives from the Arab Ministries of Agriculture and Ministries of Technology and a number of Arab and foreign specialists and experts working in the field of smart agriculture.

The recommendations of the forum stressed the importance of including smart agriculture in the Arab universities curriculum, support and sponsor the private sector in the field of smart agriculture and its applications. In addition to requesting the, regional and global Arab organizations and specialized Arab and African ministries working in the field of Smart agriculture to provide training opportunities to the other countries in the region.

In the recommendations also it was mentioned the initiative of the Sudanese Telecom Company (Sudatel) to train technicians and agricultural workers on IT programs and to contribute to the establishment of two model farms using smart agriculture in Sudan and Mauritania, and to cover the forum's prize and set up a committee to follow up. Moreover, it was recommended that the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and the Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO) should prepare a reference guide of smart agriculture practices in the Arab and African regions.

 Khartoum Declaration praised the Chinese Center's initiative in cooperating with the AOAD to study and arrange large-scale projects in the field of smart agriculture in the Arab countries within the framework of the China-Arab Center. Khartoum Declaration represents a road map for Arab and regional and organizations working in the agricultural sector in the Arab and African regions. It is important to implement the recommendations and to hold the forum periodically. Exert efforts to develop the systems and efficiency of smart agriculture according to the financial and human capabilities of each country. All countries should co-operate towards integration to create communities capable of using technology in the Arab and African regions to achieve food security.

 Khartoum Declaration pointed out the role of AOAD and AICTO contributions in transforming traditional agriculture to modern agriculture using technology. In addition to the role of the private sector in entrepreneurship and provide opportunities of information in this field.

 The statement stressed the necessity and importance of establishing regional and international partnerships between productive countries and the Arab and African countries, and to find mechanisms for financing smart agriculture and supporting frameworks that are compatible with the use of smart agriculture. Moreover, the countries were committed to work on developing legislations and policies supporting smart agriculture and its applications.

The Forum was concluded by honoring a number of their Excellency the Ministers of Agriculture and Technology for their efforts in supporting joint Arab agricultural work.