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The World Food Forum
The World Food Forum (WFF) was launched in 2021 by the Youth Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as an independent network of partners. Hosted within FAO, it serves as the premier global platform to actively shape agrifood systems for a better food future, accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through youth action, science and innovation, and investment, the WFF forges new paths of action and multi-sector partnerships for agrifood impact at the local, regional and global levels to achieve a more sustainable, resilient, inclusive and hunger-free food future for all.
Within this framework, WFF Global Youth Action was established to harness the passion and power of youth and incite positive action for agrifood systems through youth empowerment. It acts as a catalytic movement and driver of youth engagement in food governance, and serves as a knowledge center and innovation lab, fostering and inspiring youth-led solutions. It thus actively contributes to the implementation of the UN Youth 2030 Strategy and enhances youth engagement in the follow-up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.
WFF Global Youth Action is implemented through a set of thematic programmes that leverage intergenerational and cross-sectoral collaboration, innovation and investment: Youth Assembly, Innovation Lab, Education, Local Action and Culture.
All year-long activities of WFF Global Youth Action culminate in an annual flagship event, which harnesses intergenerational collaboration, as well as partnerships and action across policy, science, innovation, education, culture and investment.
Vision
A world free from hunger and malnutrition, where empowered youth drive agrifood systems transformation to foster livelihoods, improve lives and protect our planet.
Mission
Empower youth for a better food future.
The WFF's Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative), hosted within the Office of Youth and Women (OYW) of FAO is a dynamic platform empowering youth to transform agrifood systems for a better food future. Through its five thematic programmes - Youth Assembly, Youth Innovation Lab, Youth Education, Youth Culture and Local Youth Action, it provides young people with the tools, knowledge and networks needed to create and scale actionable and sustainable solutions.
Our Guiding Framework
The WFF's Youth Initiative is driven by a guiding framework that shapes and inspires its mission to transform agrifood systems:
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals to achieve a hunger-free, equitable and sustainable world.
- Youth2030 The United Nations Youth Strategy: Guiding youth-led action by strengthening engagement, amplifying voices and ensuring young people drive sustainable development.
- The FAO Strategic Framework: Providing the vision and tools to shape inclusive and resilient agrifood systems.
- The 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit: Inspiring global action to improve how we produce, process and consume food.
What is an agrifood system?
An agrifood system covers the journey of agricultural goods from farm to table – including when they are grown, harvested, processed, packaged, transported, distributed, traded, bought, prepared, consumed and disposed of. It also extends to non-food products such as forestry, cotton and biofuels, which can greatly contribute to livelihoods. At its core, an agrifood system involves all the people, activities, investments and decisions that shape food and agricultural production.
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