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Global Youth Action Plan launched during the 2024 WFF flagship event
08/10/2024
The Global Youth Action Plan 2025-2026, developed by the World Food Forum's Youth Policy Board (YPB), was launched during a mainstage session at the 2024 WFF flagship event.
World Food Forum: 2024 global flagship event opens in Rome
14/10/2024
Good food for all, for today and tomorrow - a dynamic week of empowering youth, advancing innovation, and driving bold investments for a sustainable future kicks off at FAO.
FAO launches new Four Betters Courses initiative
17/10/2024
The initiative will leverage e-learning and FAO resources and publications to promote education and innovation in agrifood systems.
Inspiring the future: Junior World Food Day and World Food Forum celebrate young changemakers
17/10/2024
Close to 1 000 students and influential advocates and Food Heroes join forces at FAO to discuss the vital themes: “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future” and “Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow”.
FAO's Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum drives agricultural transformation with over USD 15 billion sought in agrifood investment proposals
18/11/2024
The third and largest edition of the Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Investment Forum took place from 15 to 17 October 2024 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
World Food Forum: Inclusive innovation takes centre stage at SIF 2024
18/10/2024
Science and Innovation Forum discusses how to make cutting-edge technology available to all farmers.
FAO welcomes the adoption of the Rome Declaration on Water Scarcity in Agriculture
17/10/2024
Director-General highlights the need to address intensifying water scarcity threatening global food security and the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
World Food Forum: FAO Director-General opens Science and Innovation Forum 2024
16/10/2024
The theme of the forum’s third edition is Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind.
World Food Day 2024: Global ceremony highlights the right to nutritious safe and affordable foods
16/10/2024
FAO rallies global community behind the 2024 theme: Right to Foods for a better life and a better future - Leave No One Behind.
World Food Forum: More countries are participating in the FAO Hand-in-Hand Initiative’s innovative investment approach
15/10/2024
FAO Director-General opens the third Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum where 29 countries will present 115 high-impact agrifood investments to wide array of potential partners.
Global Family Farming Forum focuses on family farmers’ role in tackling hunger
15/10/2024
The joint FAO-IFAD event highlights their contribution in transforming agrifood systems while exploring ways to fully harness their potential.
Knowledge and tradition coalesce at the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems
14/10/2024
FAO hosts week-long event in Rome highlighting the importance of Indigenous Peoples in co-creating knowledge for a better future.