Good food for all, for today and tomorrow.

In 2022, 738.9 million people still faced hunger. At the same time, our planet faces multiple crises that are directly linked to our agrifood systems, including climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, soil degradation and others.

Youth, who will inherit these challenges, must be placed at the forefront when it comes to finding solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing our agrifood systems. As innovators and advocates, they are strategically positioned as drivers and agents of change, advancing education, technology, science and policy. Their willingness to take risks and embrace new ideas is crucial for improving food security and achieving the transformation of our agrifood systems.

In 2024 the World Food Forum (WFF) Global Youth Action - a youth-led movement and network to transform our agrifood systems - is committed to the theme: “Good food for all, for today and tomorrow”.

The WFF Global Youth Action is engaging and mobilizing youth and youth supporters from around the world through a range of events, innovations, targeted agrifood investments and solutions designed to spark holistic, strategic and at-scale sustainable agrifood systems transformation.

Join us and take action for agrifood systems transformation and for our shared future.

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Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow

Based on the 2024 theme of the World Food Forum, this Award aims to identify and support global startups that are developing innovative, technology-based solutions to sustainably address food insecurity and access to healthy diets (including, but not limited to: sustainable production of livestock, fisheries and crops; responsible management of forests, wetlands, soil and water; and scaling up clean energy for sustainable agrifood systems transformation).

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Driving Innovation in Agrifood Sytems Award
Food Loss

This Award aims to recognize startups that are developing innovative technological solutions to help reduce food loss within global agrifood systems, focusing on single or multiple interventions within agrifood supply chains, from post-harvest to throughout the supply chains up to the retail stage.

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Equitable and Sustainable Nutrition Award
Empowering Women in Agrifood Systems

This Award aims to recognize startups that are most impactfully increasing access of women to land, inputs, services, finance and digital technology to drive positive agrifood systems transformation, particularly in the Global South.

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Enhancing Climate Resilience and Water Security Award
Digital Innovation in Food Processing

This Award aims to recognize and elevate startups that are leaders in digital and/or data solutions, which tackle and propose innovations in the following areas in the food processing industry: improved efficiency, higher quality, sustainable production and products, food safety and improving labor conditions.

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Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow

Based on the 2024 theme of the World Food Forum, this Award aims to identify and support global startups that are developing innovative, technology-based solutions to sustainably address food insecurity and access to healthy diets (including, but not limited to: sustainable production of livestock, fisheries and crops; responsible management of forests, wetlands, soil and water; and scaling up clean energy for sustainable agrifood systems transformation).

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Driving Innovation in Agrifood Sytems Award
Food Loss

This Award aims to recognize startups that are developing innovative technological solutions to help reduce food loss within global agrifood systems, focusing on single or multiple interventions within agrifood supply chains, from post-harvest to throughout the supply chains up to the retail stage.

Click for more information.

Equitable and Sustainable Nutrition Award
Empowering Women in Agrifood Systems

This Award aims to recognize startups that are most impactfully increasing access of women to land, inputs, services, finance and digital technology to drive positive agrifood systems transformation, particularly in the Global South.

Click for more information.

Enhancing Climate Resilience and Water Security Award
Digital Innovation in Food Processing

This Award aims to recognize and elevate startups that are leaders in digital and/or data solutions, which tackle and propose innovations in the following areas in the food processing industry: improved efficiency, higher quality, sustainable production and products, food safety and improving labor conditions.

Click for more information.

Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow

Based on the 2024 theme of the World Food Forum, this Award aims to identify and support global startups that are developing innovative, technology-based solutions to sustainably address food insecurity and access to healthy diets (including, but not limited to: sustainable production of livestock, fisheries and crops; responsible management of forests, wetlands, soil and water; and scaling up clean energy for sustainable agrifood systems transformation).

Click for more information.

Driving Innovation in Agrifood Sytems Award
Food Loss

This Award aims to recognize startups that are developing innovative technological solutions to help reduce food loss within global agrifood systems, focusing on single or multiple interventions within agrifood supply chains, from post-harvest to throughout the supply chains up to the retail stage.

Click for more information.

Equitable and Sustainable Nutrition Award
Empowering Women in Agrifood Systems

This Award aims to recognize startups that are most impactfully increasing access of women to land, inputs, services, finance and digital technology to drive positive agrifood systems transformation, particularly in the Global South.

Click for more information.

Enhancing Climate Resilience and Water Security Award
Digital Innovation in Food Processing

This Award aims to recognize and elevate startups that are leaders in digital and/or data solutions, which tackle and propose innovations in the following areas in the food processing industry: improved efficiency, higher quality, sustainable production and products, food safety and improving labor conditions.

Click for more information.

Youth Towards
Zero Food Waste

Join us in the fight against food waste! Explore more ways to get involved and make a difference:

Programmes

Youth Assembly
YOUTH ASSEMBLY

Empowering and connecting young agents of change to spark global dialogues and galvanize transformative actions towards a sustainable global agrifood system.

Education
EDUCATION

Uniting schools and youth groups worldwide to call on youth to take action and become #FoodHeroes.

Innovation Lab
INNOVATION LAB

Inspiring innovation for sustainable development in support of ending hunger and transforming our agrifood systems, through global competitions and education to spark behavioural change.

Culture
CULTURE

Bringing together the world’s youth through the universal language of culture to inspire hope and incite action to end world hunger and transform our agrifood systems.

Local Action
LOCAL ACTION

Empowering and catalyzing local youth leadership and action in changing the present and future of local agrifood systems for a better food future.

News

WFF Italy Youth Chapter holds its General Assembly
02/05/2025

On 17 April the World Food Forum (WFF) Italy Youth Chapter held its General Assembly at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

WFF Youth Initiative launches National Youth Chapter in Peru
30/04/2025

The World Food Forum (WFF)’sis excited to share the successful launch of the WFF Peru Youth Chapter, marked by a dynamic hybrid event in Lima that brought...

WFF Youth Initiative at the ECOSOC Youth Forum: Leveraging SDGs as enablers of sustainable agrifood systems transformation
28/04/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Forum (WFF)'s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative)...

WFF Youth Initiative at N4G Summit: Promoting Indigenous agrifood systems for climate action
28/04/2025

On 26 March 2025, the non-governmental organizations Global Citizen, Act4Food and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), in collaboration...

WFF Youth Assembly and UN Food Systems Coordination Hub convened regional consultations to shape the future of food systems
25/04/2025

Over 1200 young leaders across six global regions came together for the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Assembly’s regional consultations for food systems...

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Open Call: Design the 2025 World Food Forum flagship event merchandise!
23/04/2025

Calling all young creative artists, illustrators and design studios from around the world! The World Food Forum is thrilled to open the call for the...

 

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