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WFF Youth Initiative welcomes the fourth cohort of the Youth Policy Board
30/06/2025
In May 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF)'s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) officially welcomed the fourth cohort of its Youth Policy Board (YPB). This year's cohort brings together 34 young leaders, selected from a pool of more than 2 000 applicants from over 176 countries.
Planting hope in the time of crises: Youth reclaim the future of food
27/06/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) is pleased to share a reflection by Youth Policy Board (YPB) member Elif Menderes on her recent participation in the Preparatory Youth Conference for the second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Youth-led innovation: Empowering the next generation of agrifood innovators
30/05/2025
On 6 May 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF)’s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) participated in the 10th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.
WFF Bhutan Youth Chapter: SDG camp in Paro ignites youth leadership for a sustainable future
28/05/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) Bhutan Youth Chapter, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Country Office in Bhutan, hosted an engaging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) camp in Paro under the theme "If not us, then who?".
WFF Youth Food Lab Global Incubator Programme launches its third cohort
09/05/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Food Lab (YFL) Global Incubator Programme has launched its third cohort. After two successful years of supporting young innovators, this year's YFL will work with 11 dynamic teams to address critical agrifood systems challenges. The programme began in March, providing a platform for impactful solutions.
WFF Youth Initiative launches National Youth Chapter in Peru
30/04/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF)’sis excited to share the successful launch of the WFF Peru Youth Chapter, marked by a dynamic hybrid event in Lima that brought together around 150 young people from across the country.
WFF Italy Youth Chapter holds its General Assembly
02/05/2025
On 17 April the World Food Forum (WFF) Italy Youth Chapter held its General Assembly at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy coinciding with the 2025 cycle launch of the WFF’s Global Youth Action Initiative.
2025 World Food Forum Global Youth Action Initiative: Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future
22/04/2025
On 17 April 2025, the WFF Youth Initiative officially launched its 2025 cycle with a dynamic event that brought together young leaders, partners and changemakers from all over the world.
World Food Forum launches Qatar Youth Chapter: The first in the Near East and North Africa region
12/03/2025
To mark a significant step forward in Qatar's commitment to empowering youth leadership in addressing the pressing food security and climate challenges, the World Food Forum's Global Youth Action Initiative launched the WFF Qatar Youth Chapter, the first in the Near East and North Africa region.
The 2024 World Food Forum’s Global Youth Action Initiative year-end report is out!
17/04/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF)’s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) is proud to announce the release of its 2024 year-end report, capturing a year of youth-led action, innovation and global partnership for more inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.
Join us in feeding the future with Freerice!
30/08/2024
Freerice, an innovative trivia game created by the United Nations World Food Programme, allows you to help build a hunger-free future by simply playing a game on your phone or computer. And now, through a powerful collaboration with the World Food Forum, you have an opportunity to make an even greater impact.
Empowering change: WFF at the SDG Action Weekend
26/09/2023
In anticipation of the SDG summit and New York Climate Week, on 16 and 17 September, the World Food Forum (WFF) actively participated in the SDG Action Weekend in New York, passionately advocating for youth empowerment.
Meet Leutsoa Ezekiel Khobotlo, Farmer and Agro-consultant Practicing Smart Agriculture as Social Enterprise
22/07/2022
Leutsoa Ezekiel Khobotlo is a young, determined Mosotho man in Lesotho, who started farming on a small plot of land to support his family and grew his activities into a social enterprise big enough to supply fresh and nutritious vegetables to the local supermarket and hospital.
Meet Eddie Kago, Mobilizer of Digital Youth for Food Systems Equity
07/09/2022
Eddie Kago is from Kenya where he leads a team of software engineers to innovate for the agricultural supply chain with blockchain technology. Through his startup, Vibranium ID, he works with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) Programme for Capacity Development in Africa (P4CDA).
Meet Gerald Barekye, Farmer and Researcher Mobilizing Youth to Advocate for Sustainable Agriculture and Green Energy
15/09/2022
Mr. Gerald Barekye is a farmer, researcher and youth mobilizer in Uganda. After completing his studies, he started a youth-led policy advocacy organization, the Centre for Environmental Research and Agriculture innovations (CERAI), to organize and push the agenda for sustainability in agriculture and life.
Meet Lovell Bai Bangura, Founder of a Social Enterprise Advancing the Value Chain Fairness and Resilience
25/07/2022
Lovell Bai Bangura leads The Farm Investment Limited Sierra Leone, a social enterprise with its own factory that produces peanut-based products with peanuts sourced from local farmers..
Meet Tracy Rashida Alhassan Bawa, Entrepreneur Working in Ghana to Improve Rural Livelihoods in a More Sustainable Way
05/09/2022
Ms. Tracy Rashida Alhassan Bawa is a co-founder of BOOD Company Limited and works in rural communities in Northern Ghana. She endeavors to build a model to provide resources for rural farmers to improve crop productivity and quality.
Meet Gonroudobou Marietta, Young Agricultural Researcher Lighting Up the Future of Agriculture
20/07/2022
Ms. Gonroudobou Marietta is a young agricultural researcher from Benin in Western Africa. She is a big dreamer who is working to share knowledge and create a bright future for agriculture in Africa..
Meet Patrick Kuyokwa, Agri-entrepreneur Promoting Sustainable and Economically Viable Agriculture
12/09/2022
Mr. Patrick Kuyokwa is the co-founder and CEO of Agricentre, an agricultural enterprise promoting permaculture and sustainable agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in northern Malawi.
Celebrating the epic finale of our 50 Days to Fight Food Waste challenge
31/10/2023
Our 50 Days to Fight Food Waste challenge was a major success