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The World Food Forum Promotes Youth Voices at the Annual Forum of GACSA
17/05/2023
The WFF hosted a lively and interactive session to present evidence to the fact that youth is the future of an effective and sustainable agrifood systems transformation.
Launch of the Youth Food Lab
24/01/2023
The Youth Food Lab is a collaboration between the WFF, WUR, I4Nature
and the International Association of Students in Agricultural and
Related Sciences (IAAS).
SGM Summit 2022 Impact Report: #UniversalPlate Campaign Results
25/11/2022
The Social Gastronomy Movement's Annual Summit brings stakeholders from across sectors in borders for a sprint of collective action, local community dialogue, global exchange, and connection around food.
World Food Forum 2022: Innovation Lab Highlights
08/11/2022
During the WFF annual flagship event, the Innovation Lab hosted its Transformative Research Challenge Finals, the Startup Innovation Awards finals, a Private Sector Innovation Afternoon and a Masterclass on Sustainable Packaging, and launched an Innovation Alliance with Wageningen University & Research.
The WFF and the Social Gastronomy Movement observe #HungerActionMonth and share over 71 million meals
05/11/2022
From 1 September to 16 October, the Social Gastronomy Movement collaborated with the World Food Forum to observe #HungerActionMonth.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Collaborates with the World Food Forum to Ensure a Better Food Future
04/11/2022
The World Food Forum and the Tokyo Metropolitan government are pleased to announce their collaboration for the 2022 masterclass documentary.
World Food Forum and Wageningen University & Research announce exciting collaboration plans aimed at empowering young innovators
03/11/2022
During this year's WFF Transformative Research Challenge finals, the World Food Forum (WFF) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) announced future collaboration plans.
Migros and Savola Call for Applications for ‘Open Innovation’ Competitions
02/11/2022
In an innovation session of the World Food Forum flagship event, the Turkish food retailer Migros, and the strategic investment holding group Savola, launched calls to global youth innovators, to co-create responsible sourcing initiatives.
The World Food Forum and the Social Gastronomy Movement join together for Hunger Action Month with the Universal Plate, a global campaign with the goal of sharing millions of meals
26/09/2022
The FAO World Food Forum and the Social Gastronomy Movement (SGM) announce their collaboration for Hunger Action Month featuring the SGM Universal Plate Campaign.
WFF and ITA Airways join hands to fly youth to the flagship event from 17-21 October
08/09/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) is pleased to announce that it will be collaborating with ITA Airways to provide discounted airfares to WFF participants to attend the 2022 flagship event in-person, to be held from 17 to 21 October in Rome, Italy.
The World Food Forum Joins I4Nature to Foster a More Sustainable Dairy Sector at Youth World Milk Day Event
05/07/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) partnered with I4NATURE to promote Youth World Milk Day with an online event that brought together young dairy farmers, dairy experts, students and activists to discuss paths forward to create a sustainable future for the dairy industry.
2022 Sustainable Gastronomy Day Celebration Spotlights Chefs and Startups Who Are Tackling Food Waste
05/07/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) teamed up with Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) to present the 2022 Sustainable Gastronomy Day Celebration. Over two events, the WFF and XTC hosted passionate chefs and innovative startups (including Chef Radhika Khandelwal, Cristina Domecq, Poonam Bir Kasturi, Travin Singh, Chef Steven Goff, Priyanka (Pri) Srinivas and Maite Guardiola) for a cooking class.
World Food Forum and Extreme Tech Challenge Celebrate Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022
16/06/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) together with Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) will present the 2022 Sustainable Gastronomy Day Celebration on 18 June 2022! Over two live Zoom events, they will bring together chefs and innovative startups with sustainability at he
WFF Contributes to Youth Assembly and Policy Paper at Stockholm+50
10/06/2022
From 2 - 3 June 2022, the WFF joined forces with youth across sectors and around the world in the self-organized Youth Task Force, which convened at the Stockholm+50 Youth Assembly two days before the official conference hosted by UN Environment. The Yout
World Food Forum and Extreme Tech Challenge launch 2022 ‘Startup Innovation Awards’ at Stockholm+50 Side Event
08/06/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) and Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) have launched the second annual WFF Startup Innovation Awards, powered by XTC. The launch was preceded by a Stockholm+50 associated event on 2 June, entitled “Agrifood Tech Innovations for a Healthy Planet: Creating opportunities and empowering the next generation of agripreneurs".
Agrifood Tech Innovations for a Healthy Planet: WFF and XTC Host Event at Stockholm+50
06/06/2022
On 2 June, the World Food Forum (WFF) collaborated with Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) to host an associated event at Stockholm+50 on “Agrifood Tech Innovations for a Healthy Planet: Creating opportunities and empowering the next generation of agripreneurs.
WFF Participates in Snack the System Event to Empower Youth for Agrifood Systems Change
25/05/2022
On 22 May, the World Food Forum (WFF) team participated in Snack the System, an event organized by Bites of Transfoodmation and hosted by Casali del Pino, an organic farm and touristic destination located a few kilometers outside of Rome. The event brough
Africa francophone workshop on the importance of young farmers in the transformation of agrifood systems
09/03/2022
This Francophone workshop was organized by the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF) and the Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec (LOJIQ) of the Government of Quebec. The event addressed common issues for the next ge
2021 Foodicons of the year
29/11/2021
An oft-cited challenge facing global agri-food systems is the lack of a common language. To address this, Foodicons and the World Food Forum (WFF) have announced the first-ever selection of key terms that describe global food systems with their announcement of “2021’s Foodicon of the Year”.
Foodicons @ 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress
19/11/2021
Foodicons @ 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress.