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Youth at the forefront: Advancing technology for sustainable agrifood systems
29/12/2025
During the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, Tsinghua University, China, hosted an interactive youth side event titled “Youth at the forefront: Advancing technology for sustainable agrifood systems”, bringing together young innovators, scholars and policymakers to explore how digital solutions can transform agrifood systems.
Voices for change: Youth-led governance for urban agrifood systems transformation
17/12/2025
During the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted an engaging youth side event titled “Voices for change: youth-led governance for urban agrifood systems transformation”.
Youth training: From classroom to field for agrifood systems transformation
15/11/2025
During the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, the OCP Foundation organized an engaging youth side event titled “Youth training: From classroom to field for food system future”, bringing together passionate youth voices, changemakers and partners to discuss how education and innovation can drive agrifood systems transformation.
Empowering youth for a regenerative future: Innovation in agrifood systems
05/11/2025
On 14 October, during the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, the organizers Nestlé and Goodwall, hosted an engaging youth exhibition titled “Empowering youth for sustainable food systems”, bringing together passionate young changemakers and partners to discuss the role of the next generation in shaping sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
Empowering farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises against climate shocks
14/11/2025
During the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship week, the Institute of International Organizations and Global Governance (IOG) hosted an engaging youth side event titled “Empowering farmers and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) against climate shocks”
2025 WFF Youth Concert: Celebrating culture and music as tools of transformation
10/11/2025
On 13 October 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF)'s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) hosted the WFF Youth concert as part of the 2025 WFF flagship event at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Plastics’ impact on earth and our well-being: A global call-to-action to protect planet and our health
06/11/2025
During the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, Ecoinno and its partner KIDsforSDGs hosted an engaging youth side event titled “Plastics’ impact on earth and our well-being: A global call-to-action to protect planet and our health”.
Portraits of the sea: focus on sustainable fisheries
01/10/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Initiative in collaboration with the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has curated an art exhibition to be displayed at the headquarters of FAO.
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07/10/2025
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Youth Assembly capacity development session: Strengthening youth roles in Integrated Land Use Planning and emerging issues
06/08/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF)'s Youth Assembly hosted a youth-led capacity development session on strengthening youth roles in Integrated Land Use Planning (ILUP) & emerging issues.
WFF Mauritania Youth Chapter: Showcasing youth-led innovations at the Interregional Family Farming Dialogue – Cairo 2025
17/07/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) Mauritania Youth Chapter participated in the Interregional Family Farming Dialogue in Cairo, Egypt.
Implementation of the GYAP in the Near East and North Africa: Insights from the #YouthLead Dialogue
08/09/2025
The WFF Global Youth Action Plan (GYAP) 2025–2026 is a youth-led roadmap to transform agrifood systems, built through consultations with over 2 600 young people worldwide. It identifies region-specific challenges, policy priorities and concrete actions, combining capacity development, policy advocacy and partnerships.
Implementation of the GYAP in North America: Youth tackle food waste - Part 2, Solutions for food recovery
27/08/2025
The WFF Global Youth Action Plan (GYAP) 2025–2026 is a youth-led roadmap to transform agrifood systems, built through consultations with over 2 600 young people worldwide. It identifies region-specific challenges, policy priorities and concrete actions, combining capacity development, policy advocacy and partnerships.
Implementation of the GYAP in North America - Youth tackle food waste: Part 1, Understanding food waste prevention
21/08/2025
The WFF Global Youth Action Plan (GYAP) 2025–2026 is a youth-led roadmap to transform agrifood systems, built through consultations with over 2 600 young people worldwide. It identifies region-specific challenges, policy priorities and concrete actions, combining capacity development, policy advocacy and partnerships.
WFF Italy Youth Chapter at the Venice Climate Week
18/07/2025
On 6 June 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF) Italy Youth Chapter participated in the inaugural Venice Climate Week by co-organizing a youth-focused session titled “Feeding the Future”, in collaboration with the Future Food Institute.
WFF Nepal Youth Chapter: Youth take centre stage at Madhesh Food Forum 2025
16/07/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) Nepal Youth Chapter joined young leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers and development partners at the Madhesh Food Forum 2025, held from 9– 10 June.
Youth drive action on ocean sustainability at the UN Ocean Conference
11/07/2025
On 9 June, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Forum (WFF)’s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) co-hosted an interactive youth-led side event during the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France.
WFF Prospective Brazil Youth Chapter at the Global Agribusiness Forum
08/07/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF) prospective Brazil Youth Chapter took part in the 2025 Global Agribusiness Forum and Festival – Fair, Food, Fun, Forum (GAFFFF). Prospective Chapter members Flávio Andrade, Julia Cristina Campos and Luciana Kliemann joined global experts, policymakers, youth leaders, artists and chefs from around the world to highlight Brazil’s agribusiness sector.
The WFF Youth Initiative takes part in the European Youth Event 2025
07/07/2025
On 13 and 14 June 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF)’s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) took part in the sixth edition of the European Youth Event (EYE2025) at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems: New FAO report shines light on pitfalls and prospects for 1.3 billion young people
04/07/2025
As key agents of change, the current generation of young people must increase food production, replace an aging workforce, and adapt to increasing extreme climate events.