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World Food Forum Young Scientists Group Publishes Report to Empower Young People for a Sustainable Future
02/05/2023
Opportunities and Barriers for Advancing Agri food Systems: Empowering Young People for a Sustainable Future.
World Food Forum opens with a call to accelerate climate action by transforming agrifood systems
16/10/2023
Leveraging the power of youth, investment and innovation, the week-long event aims to forge new paths towards a more sustainable, resilient, inclusive and hunger-free future.
World Food Forum: Young people’s role in transforming agrifood systems at the heart of global youth event
18/10/2022
The World Food Forum’s (WFF) Global Youth event kicked off on Tuesday as young people from various corners of the globe gathered to brainstorm ways in which to transform agrifood systems.
WFF Youth Assembly: Agriculture at COP27 - Gaps and Proposed Actions
15/11/2022
The discussions on COP27 during the World Food Forum’s (WFF) Youth Action Assembly revolved around the key themes identified in the YOUNGO Agriculture Working Group document for COP27.
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.
World Food Forum Announces 2023 Theme: Food Action accelerates Climate Action.
08/03/2023
World Food Forum Announces 2023 Theme: Food Action accelerates Climate Action.
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 the Youth Policy Board Selection Committee
27/04/2023
The second Youth Policy Board cohort was officially announced on 27 April through a side event at the 172nd Session of the FAO Council, in support of the ECOSOC Youth Forum.
Virtual Consultations: Have your say in the future of food in your region!
19/09/2022
Ahead of the World Food Forum flagship event, the Youth Action Focal Points Group is hosting virtual regional consultations with various local partners, which will feed into the regional youth policy compendiums to be drafted in 2022.
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).
The World Food Forum Hosts a Side Event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
11/07/2023
The World Food Forum (WFF) hosted a side event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York.
Led by Global Youth, World Food Forum plans several events to create a better food future
07/06/2021
The WFF, which was conceived by the Youth Committee of FAO, is an independent global network of partners created by and for youth, and consisting of major youth groups, influencers, international organizations, companies, academic institutions, non-profits, governments, media and the public.
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.
Make your voice heard, join the Youth Online Consultation for a better food system
30/06/2021
Transforming our food systems is of critical importance. Youth have the opportunity to be part of the solution and to drive the changes that are important and relevant to them.
WFF Announces Second Cohort of the Young Scientists Group
02/05/2023
The World Food Forum (WFF) is delighted to announce the second cohort of the Young Scientists Group (YSG) after the successful launch of the first cohort in 2022.
Government of Ireland joins World Food Forum to sponsor 100 young leaders from Around the World
27/09/2023
The World Food Forum (WFF) is proud to announce our collaboration with the Government of Ireland to ensure diversity and inclusion for youth attendees at the 2023 WFF flagship event.
World Food Forum wraps up five days of melding diverse perspectives to transform agrifood systems
21/10/2022
A youth-driven World Food Forum today wrapped up five days of intensive dialogue, networking and investment pitching aimed at addressing the world’s growing food crisis.
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..
Join the Youth Mechanism: Have your say in global food and agricultural policy!
15/02/2022
The WFF Youth Mechanism is an independent group of young people that serves as the governing and decision-making body of the Youth Action Track. It leads all WFF Youth Action initiatives, which center around programmes for supporting capacity building, actionable solutions, and education on food and agriculture policy topics.
The WFF Announces Third Cohort of the Youth Policy Board
20/05/2024
The World Food Forum (WFF) is pleased to announce the third cohort of the Youth Policy Board (YPB) for 2024-2025.