The World Food Forum 2024: Good food for all, for today and tomorrow.

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Culture for a Better Food Future

What do film, art, music, gastronomy have to do with the growing climate crisis and our strained agrifood systems? These cultural threads sew the fabric of a connected world that transcends all boundaries, to help connect young people and empower them to transform agrifood systems. Gastronomy, art, music and film all act as universal languages to communicate across borders and cultures.

This year, the WFF will focus on the theme "Good food for all, for today and tomorrow". Bringing culinary traditions, the inspiring power of film, and the bonding aspect of music and art together in the lead up to the WFF 2024 flagship event in Rome, we aim to highlight our mission statement and bridge the gap between policy, youth advocacy and actionable solutions towards a better food future for all.

Get involved

The World Food Forum needs youth volunteers, partners and sponsors to participate, help bring the events to life, and spread the word about the WFF and the key issues facing our global agrifood systems. If you want to join the movement and create a better food future with us, sign up for our mailing list and follow us on social media to keep up to date on our latest news.

To become a volunteer, partner or sponsor, email us at [email protected].

The film stream

Film

Film plays a crucial role in addressing critical topics such as climate change, innovation and sustainability by highlighting young filmmakers who explore complex agrifood systems issues through visual and narrative storytelling. Film serves as a persuasive medium for education on key issues and to inspire solutions and collective action for a more resilient and sustainable food future. Through its Youth Film Festival, the WFF provides a platform to showcase impactful stories, recognizing the creativity and vision of emerging filmmakers. By celebrating their work, this global competition amplifies critical conversations, promotes innovation and drives meaningful change in agrifood systems and beyond.

 

Learn more about the Film Festival

The music stream

Music

Music is the thread that runs through all the WFF programmes during the flagship event and more. As a catalyst for change, it is what brings people together and brings them down to earth, whether it be during policy discussions or cultural events.

The anthem written and produced yearly by young international artists serves a personification of the theme to bring it to life through music.

 

The art stream

Art

The art stream of the Culture programme harnesses the power of art, fashion and innovation to communicate the mission and values of the World Food Forum through stunning visual representations. Each flagship event features a dynamic art exhibition inside FAO HQ as well as an exhibition open to the public at the Rome Botanical Gardens curated and created by the Culture programme in collaboration with the youth run Tramandars art association.

The 2024 flagship event featured another iconic exhibition at FAO headquarters as well as a special exhibit at the Rome botanical gardens on forests and the Amazon.

 

 

Discover the 2024 Exhibition

The gastronomy stream

Gastronomy

The gastronomy stream is at the very heart of the Culture programme, as food is a universal language that has been bringing people together for generations. Events and programmes are held throughout the year, but the WFF flagship event at FAO headquarters is a special occasion to showcase food culture across regions.

To celebrate Sustainable Gastronomy Day, the WFF Culture programme has launched Sustainable Gastronomy Week.

News

World Food Forum opens with a call to accelerate climate action by transforming agrifood systems
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...

DATA4IMPACT by Francesca Rossi Minelli | XAARCHIVE
DATA4IMPACT by Francesca Rossi Minelli | XAARCHIVE
15/10/2023

This site-specific video mapping installation by XAARCHIVE embraces the main facade of the FAO, transforming it into a stage for data and creativity.

Rainy Silver Clouds by Chiara Ventura
Rainy Silver Clouds by Chiara Ventura
15/10/2023

Chiara Ventura's site-specific art installation in the FAO cafeteria is composed of emergency bags, typically used for storing and supplying water in...

Altar to Dionysus by David Allen Burns and Austin Young | Fallen Fruit
Altar to Dionysus by David Allen Burns and Austin Young | Fallen Fruit
15/10/2023

This photographic animated artwork projected on the iconic FAO building was inspired by a visit to an ancient temple and vineyard at an archeological...

On the rocks (Unearthing Life) by Marco Cesari
On the rocks (Unearthing Life) by Marco Cesari
15/10/2023

This year’s atrium centerpiece consists of a Ginseng Bonsai, or ficus microcarpa, nurtured and grown by the artist over the past two years in such a...

Introducing
Introducing "Smultronstalle: Fungi Exhibition by Egeon" for the World Food Forum
13/09/2023

Step into the mysterious world of mushrooms and fungi at the World Food Forum 2023 Art Exhibition "Smultronstalle“ by Italian artist Egeon.