An increase in threats like pests, plagues, conflict, and climate change are compounding this global food crisis | |
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Many youth partners from across the UN, as well as public and private institutions have since associated themselves with the WFF, and now embody a truly youth-led forum that works as a network for the transformation of our food systems | It will gather major youth groups, influencers, companies, academic institutions, non-profits, governments, media and the public to drive awareness, foster engagement and advocacy, and mobilize resources in support of agri-food systems transformation through youth-led action |
In alignment with the core principles of the , the , and the , the youth-led World Food Forum WFF engages and empowers youth to find innovative and actionable solutions that can create more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for all.
1Together we can build back better and create a better food future for all | |
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With events, dialogue and outreach extending throughout the year, the WFF flagship event is set to launch 1-6 October 2021 | This recurring forum will come to life as a week-long celebration featuring a range of events, including , , , , and |
A profound and systemic transformation of agri-food systems is needed in order to nourish the nearly 700 million people who are hungry today — and the additional 2 billion people the world will have by 2050.
7The WFF was conceived by the Youth Committee of the FAO - a specialized agency of the UN, leading international efforts to sustainably defeat hunger and malnutrition | |
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