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28/05/2026

New cohort, same mission: empowering young people to drive global change and transform agrifood systems 🌾✊

Say hello to the 2026–2027 WFF Youth Policy Board!

This incredible cohort of young changemakers will guide the WFF Youth Assembly by defining priorities, shaping discussions and making sure youth voices echo in the halls of global decision-making.

25/05/2026

Youth are not just at the table, they are setting the agenda. Here's a quick recap of what the youth brought to the FAO regional conferences.

👉 Read the full declarations at the link in bio!

23/05/2026

Biodiversity, food and nutrition are deeply interconnected. Yet, young people worldwide continue to witness the loss of biodiversity, declining dietary diversity and growing pressure on agrifood systems.

Through a global consultation led by the World Food Forum Youth Assembly and FAO, more than 600 young people from 96 countries shared their perspectives, priorities and solutions for advancing biodiversity fo r food and nutrition.

This policy brief contributes to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity's Initiative on Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition and supports action under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

👉 Read the full policy brief at the link in biodiversity!

20/05/2026

🍯 Today, 20 May, is the World Bee Day.

In Trentino, Italy, two young women beekeepers are carrying on the tradition with their young perspectives.
Saving bees is preserving biodiversity and agriculture and safeguarding the future of agrifood systems.
Their story highlights the importance of empowering women farmers and protecting pollinators.

Bee the change for a better agrifood future 🐝

🎧 Listen to our podcast and discover Francesca and Elena’s story.
Link in bio!

06/05/2026

📣 Applications are open for the 2026 World Food Forum flagship event at FAO headquarters in Rome!

Host a side event, run a youth exhibition booth or lead a session on food heritage and culture in a global space where youth, innovators and decision-makers come together to move real solutions forward.

👉 Apply by 31 May: https://youth.world-food-forum.org/news/detail/call-for-events-at-the-world-food-forum-2026/en

04/05/2026

📣 Save the date for the 2026 WFF flagship event, happening 8–16 October 2026.

Follow along to see how youth are transforming agrifood systems!

28/04/2026

🐏 Rangelands cover half the planet. They support billions of people, ecosystems and agrifood systems worldwide.

But the voices of young pastoralists, especially young women, are still missing where decisions are made.

The global survey on Young Women and Youth Pastoralism is still open and gathering insights from young pastoralists, to shape youth-led recommendations for UNCCD COP17 and beyond.

If this is your space, your work or your community, make your voice count!

🚨 Deadline 30 April
🔗 Link in bio

10/04/2026

🌱Meet the Youth Food Lab Global Cohort 2026
A collaboration between Wageningen University and Research and IAAS World brings young innovators on their first steps of the entrepreneurial journey.
A new generation of young innovators from around the world are stepping forward to transform agrifood systems, bringing bold ideas, local solutions and global ambition.
Follow their journey as they test, build and scale solutions that support more sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems.

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