Launched in 2021, the World Food Forum (WFF) is an independent, youth-led global network of partners facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It aims to spark a global movement that empowers young people everywhere to actively shape agrifood systems to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a better food future for all.

The WFF serves as the premier global forum to harness the passion and power of youth to identify solutions and incite positive action for agrifood systems. It aligns with the 2021 United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit, acts as major youth platform in global food governance, and serves as a global think tank that fosters youth-led solutions in innovation, science and technology. The WFF aims to support and grow youth initiatives in the agrifood sector in line with global youth policy recommendations, focusing in 2022 on the theme, “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet.”

To drive awareness, foster engagement and advocacy, and mobilize resources, the WFF connects youth groups, influencers, companies, academic institutions, nonprofits, governments, media and the public.

It features a range of interactive online events, networks and content platforms organized around four thematic tracks: Youth Action, Innovation, Education and Culture. In 2021, the WFF brought together more than 40 000 young and young-at-heart people from around the world, and over 75 youth and youth-allied partners from all sectors.

Food is the single strongest lever to optimize human health and environmental sustainability on Earth. However, the way food is produced and consumed is currently threatening both people and the planet.

Sustainably and nutritiously feeding close to 10 billion people by 2050, while also addressing climate change, is a challenge that can and must be met with global awareness, bold action and innovation. A profound and systemic transformation of agrifood systems – including food supply chains, food environments, and consumer behaviour — has the potential to improve economic, social and environmental conditions for all.

The WFF aligns with the core principles of the 2021 United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit, the 2030 Agenda for Sutainable Development, and the strategic framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, to empower youth to find actionable, innovative and inclusive solutions to positively transform our agrifood systems and create a better food future [ ... read more]