Innovation Lab
INNOVATION LAB
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Innovation for a Better Food Future

The WFF Innovation Lab consists of hands-on competitions for students and young professionals – including research challenges, startup challenges, incubation and acceleration initiatives, bootcamps and networking events – as well as Masterclasses with inspirational and educational content from renowned experts and emerging young leaders on how to nurture innovation for a better food future.

The WFF focuses on transforming agrifood systems to address the climate crisis and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the slogan “Food action accelerates climate action”. The WFF bring innovators together to raise awareness on the importance of these two issues, with the aim of identifying out-of-the-box, actionable solutions to minimize and mitigate the impact of climate change in our lifetime, while simultaneously increasing global access to sustainable and healthy food.

Get involved

The World Food Forum needs youth volunteers, partners and sponsors to participate, help bring the event to life, and spread the word about the WFF and the key issues facing our global food systems.

If you are a young and ambitious innovator who wants to join the movement and create a better food future with us, sign up for our mailing list and follow us on social media to keep up to date on our latest news.

To become a volunteer, partner or sponsor, email us at [email protected].

News

Meet the 2023 Startup Awards winners
Meet Our 2023 Startup Innovation Awards Winners
30/11/2023

Young entrepreneurs were celebrated at the center stage of the World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards 2023.

Meet our Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) 2023 winners
Meet our Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) 2023 winners
29/11/2023

Innovative researchers took center stage at the World Food Forum 2023, where the third edition of the Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) concluded.

Youth Food Lab: from idea to implementation
Youth Food Lab: from idea to implementation
23/11/2023

The Youth Food Lab teams graced the main stage of the World Food Forum in Rome.

Calling all changemakers: Partner with the World Food Forum!
Calling all changemakers: Partner with the World Food Forum!
14/11/2023

If you are interested in joining forces with us, explore the various partnership opportunities.

World Food Forum: Young entrepreneurs harness the power of technology to drive agrifood systems transformation
World Food Forum: Young entrepreneurs harness the power of technology to drive agrifood systems transformation
19/10/2023

Startup Innovation Awards acknowledge groundbreaking ventures from innovators from India, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

World Food Forum opens with a call to accelerate climate action by transforming agrifood systems
World Food Forum opens with a call to accelerate climate action by transforming agrifood systems
16/10/2023

Leveraging the power of youth, investment and innovation, the week-long event aims to forge new paths towards a more sustainable, resilient, inclusive...

2023 Startup Innovation Awards (SIA) Finalists Announcement
2023 Startup Innovation Awards (SIA) Finalists Announcement
12/09/2023

The WFF Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), selected the eight finalists for the 2023 edition.

2023 Semifinalists Selected for WFF Startup Innovation Awards
02/08/2023

Congratulations to the 34 semi-finalists of The WFF Startup Innovation Awards

WFF at the STI Forum 2023 - Youth Innovation: Bolstering Climate Action Through Agri-Food Systems Transformation in the Context of COVID-19 Recovery
WFF at the STI Forum 2023 - Youth Innovation: Bolstering Climate Action Through Agri-Food Systems Transformation in the Context of COVID-19 Recovery
09/05/2023

World Food Forum joined the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs to advocate for support of youth innovation...

Bolstering climate action through agrifood systems transformation in the context of COVID-19 recovery
STI Forum Side Event - Youth Innovation: bolstering climate action through agrifood systems transformation in the context of COVID-19 recovery
06/04/2023

The objective of the WFF side event at the STI Forum is to highlight the importance of engaging global youth in science, technology and innovation.

Sponsor us to empower young innovators for a better food future
Sponsor us to empower young innovators for a better food future
23/03/2023

We invite sponsors to join WFF in empowering young innovators and entrepreneurs for a better food future.