WFF National Youth Chapter
Indonesia
About the WFF Indonesia Youth Chapter
As an archipelagic nation with over 17 000 islands and a population exceeding 270 million, Indonesia holds immense potential to lead innovations in agrifood systems. Despite ongoing efforts, challenges caused by changing consumption patterns and increasing food demands driven by population growth and urbanization persist (Indonesia Food Systems Summit Dialogues, 2021).
Addressing these necessitates a critical focus on youth involvement, the WFF Indonesia Youth Chapter aims to tackle these issues by accelerating the transformation of agrifood systems through profound youth engagement and strategic collaboration with institutions like FAO Indonesia.
With the vision of "becoming a dynamic platform that fosters collaboration and growth among diverse youth stakeholders, driving towards a sustainable Indonesian agrifood systems", the national chapter's mission and objectives are to:
- Increase youth participation in the agrifood system through diverse initiatives, including but not limited to, the regeneration of young farmers and the engagement of all related actors.
- Establish a national umbrella platform for inclusive open-dialogue discussions in line with the World Food Forum's theme.
- Support Indonesia in implementing the Indonesian Strategic National Pathway for Food System Transformation.
The WFF Indonesia Youth Chapter Team
The WFF Indonesia Youth Chapter is proud to announce the formation of its team. After months of careful selection, the organization has assembled a group of dedicated young individuals from diverse backgrounds, including agriculture students, researchers, practitioners and enthusiasts from across Indonesia. The chapter aims to support Indonesia’s agrifood systems development through collaborative action with the government, academia, agricultural practitioners and civil society, while empowering the younger generation to actively engage in Indonesia’s agrifood systems.
To achieve this goal, the organization has structured its team into six divisions: the Board of Directors, Science and Innovation, Advocacy, Action, Community and Media and Communication.
Board of Directors
Leading with vision and purpose, the Board of Directors plays a pivotal role in steering the organization toward its goals. The team is dedicated to ensuring seamless operations and promoting effective collaboration within the national chapter by maintaining clear communication among board members and overseeing the organization’s administrative functions.
Introducing the Board of Directors:
Science and Innovation
Science and technology are essential components in building more sustainable agrifood systems. To support this, the Science and Innovation division works to engage individuals and groups of scientists (e.g., LIPI, young researchers), innovators and educators in advancing knowledge and technology within Indonesia’s agrifood systems. The team focuses on close collaboration to conduct studies that drive innovations and technologies to improve agricultural practices, while also delivering evidence-based policy recommendations that promote youth inclusion in the sector.
Introducing the Science and Innovation team:
Advocacy
The advocacy division serves as a frontline leader in amplifying youth voices and raising awareness about the importance of youth involvement in agrifood systems. It facilitates youth advocacy for policy changes by promoting their participation in high-level meetings, such as the World Food Forum (WFF), World Congress of Agroforestry and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP). Additionally, the division is responsible for fostering collaboration and partnerships among youth organizations, governments, NGOs and private sector entities:
Introducing the Advocacy team:
Action
The Action division is dedicated to taking meaningful steps in supporting farmers, agrifood entrepreneurs, organizations and other key players in Indonesia’s agrifood systems. Its primary objective is to strengthen youth engagement in the agriculture sector by developing a new generation of young farmers, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders across the agrifood systems.
Introducing the Action team:
Community
The Community division plays a key role in bringing agrifood initiatives to all levels of society. It focuses on engaging students (e.g., IAAS, IFSA) and local youth communities (e.g., Karang Taruna, Himpunan Pemuda) to support the expansion of the chapter's programmes and provide volunteers for various grassroot- level actions. The division also holds a key position in fostering partnerships with external parties.
Introducing the Community team:
Media and Communication
Crafting words and visualizing ideas, the Media & Communication division focuses on managing publications through social media and the WFF Indonesia page hosted on the World Food Forum ‘s Global Youth Action Initiative website . The division also maintains a consistent branding style across all digital platforms and promotional materials.
Introducing the Media and Communication team:
Now that the team has been established, the chapter is ready to embark on its journey to drive meaningful change in Indonesia's agrifood systems.
See also
An initiative of 