Empowering transformation: Highlights from the partner-led side events at the World Food Forum flagship event
After narrowing down the entries and working closely with those who were selected, we brought to life over eighty virtual and hybrid side events. These dynamic events were all centered around bolstering our overarching 2023 theme: “Agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action”. The discussions were vibrant and inclusive, drawing substantial attendance, both in-person at the FAO headquarters and virtually.
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to our esteemed partners for their unwavering commitment and dedication in facilitating these impactful events. It was truly inspiring to host a diverse range of discussions and sessions, each dedicated to transforming our global agrifood systems and ensuring that youth are spearheading the change.
For those who were unable to attend, below is a comprehensive list of our partners who hosted sessions at the 2023 WFF flagship event. They are available for viewing on our Zoom Events platform until 19 November, and subsequently on the WFF YouTube page.
American University of Beirut: The gateway: mechanisms to enhance informal food systems
Bahá’í International Community: Youth as promoters of climate action in agrifood systems transformation
Brazilian Delegation to the UN Rome Based Agencies: Unleashing the potential of the Amazon bioeconomy
Canadian Agricultural Youth Council: Youth to the table
CGIAR: Leveraging online platforms to enhance agrobiodiversity
Chadwick International: Education for youth action
Chadwick School South Korea: No food left behind
China Land Surveying and Planning Institute: Youth promoting innovation, safeguarding food security
Comune di Milano: Youth-led street actions: raising awareness of the food-climate nexus
Dutch National Youth Council: Plant-powered and youth-led: protein transitions in diverse contexts
Earth Digital Book: Youth innovation: food security and climate change
EIT Food Educators: The food around us: creating local food maps
Erasmus Student Network Rome: Seeding the change: student-led innovations in agrifood systems
FACE Intergenerational Justice: Fast mitigration agrifood solutions driven by youth
FAO: Breaking the silos
FAO: Promoting youth-led solutions in the bioeconomy
FAO: Fifth annual academia perspectives
FAO: Youth-led agroforestry
FAO: Promoting home gardening practices for agrobiodiversity and nutrition
FAO: CompoSITE
FAO: Youth access to agrifood & climate knowledge in LDCs and SIDS
FAO: Climate action in emergency and humanitarian livelihood assistance
FAO: Innovative solutions to build green cities
FAO: Accelerating climate action with new German funded FACE-NDC project
FAO: Youth-centred initiatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization Innovation Fund and Incubator
FAO Nepal: Crops, culture and youth: a path to sustainable development
FAO RLC: Partnerships and capacity development: Latin America and the Caribbean
FAO RAF: Promoting youth-centred green investments in Africa
FAO/EBRD: Shifting mindsets, fostering connections: Innovation with private sector
FAO/YPARD: FAST initiative and youth finance
Generation Climate Europe: Youth innovation: new ideas to address food loss in European Union agriculture
Ghent University: Youth, sustainability and food choices: an international perspective
Global Peace Chain: Reminiscing the customs: a move towards traditional agrifood development
IAEA: Astrobiology and space breeding for food security under climate change
IFAD Youth Network/PARM: Harnessing biodiversity's potential for managing climate risks in food systems
IFIAD: Connecting youth, transforming food systems
Institute for Climate and Peace: Indigenous food sovereignty in the Pacific-Asia region
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam & AGRUPAR: Food for planning: bring the food system to the city
Institute of Food Technologists: Engaging and empowering young food scientists
International Land Coalition: Youth land rights for sustainable food systems and climate resilience
International Land Coalition Africa: Technology as a tool for food transformation
KIDSforSDGs: Systems Change Summit
Luiss Guido Carli: Luiss FAO model
Lukenya University: Innovations to increase youth inclusion in agrifood systems in Africa
Macau University of Science and Technology: Design + ignition
Manhat & Visenleer: Empowering youth for water and ocean sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa
MGCY: Mobilizing youth to develop and deploy tech-driven solutions
Nestlé: Because youth matter: investing in youth potential
NGIN: Next climate solution superstars!
Northwest A&F University: You’re probably throwing away very good food
Nuffield International, NGIN, International Agri-Food Network & Canadian Cattle Association: Investing in youth in agrifood systems for accelerated climate action
Plant Futures Initiative: Advocating for sustainable food education and career opportunities
ProVeg International: Plant-based vs. Livestock: the great food debate
Queensland University of Technology & University of the Sunshine Coast: Reaching consensus on an international
Real Food Systems: Youth influence on food systems: strengths, limitations and solutions
Rising Out of the Ashes: Sustainable agriculture and the Zabaleen
Sand to Green: Desertification fresk
Shamba Centre for Food & Climate: African youth-led competition reform for sustainable agrifood systems
SIANI: Growing local innovators for food and water security
Social Gastronomy Movement: The right to food through collective action
Solidaridad Eastern and Central Africa Expertise Centre: Youth-led solutions for sustainable agrifood systems
Soydoy Foundation: Collective impactive network of the new generations
Tailored Food: Building resilient local food systems through youth entrepreneurship
Teagasc: Digestion as a metric to assess protein quality in different food matrix
Teto Brasil: Evidence from the Brazilian national school feeding program and its features
The Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior: Empowering food citizens through nutrition
UNDP: Youth4Climate: youth leading conscious food systems projects
UN Food Systems Summit Alliance: Empowering youth in agrifood: sharing best practices and financing solutions
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Water and food insecurity indicators
UN SDSN Youth Black Sea: Journal club talk: planetary health diet and food systems transformation
Wa’ik: The food opportunity for Latin America
WFF Education: Global education fair awards
WFF Innovation Lab: Scaling youth-led solutions: investing in the next generation
WFF Innovation Lab, UN Global Pulse Uganda & FAO RLC: Tackling real world UN challenges through innovation
WWF: Getting active for the climate and the planet one bite at a time!
XTC: Extreme Tech Challenge investor round table
Youth for Environment Education and Development Foundation: District-level food security policy framework and Indigenous Peoples
Youth Initiative for Land in Africa: Youth in agrifood systems transformation for climate action in Africa
YPARD: Youth action for resilient foodscapes
YPARD LAC: Youth, women, agrifood systems and climate change
Y7 & Y20 delegates: Y7 & Y20 leaders shaping a sustainable food future
