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WFF Youth Action Track Identifies Local Policy Priorities of More Than 3 000 Youth Around the World
WFF Youth Action Track Identifies Local Policy Priorities of More Than 3 000 Youth Around the World
22/09/2022

The working group of the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Action Compendium conducted a research synthesis collecting more than 40 regional and national...

Finalists Announced for 2022 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC)
Finalists Announced for 2022 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC)
21/09/2022

The World Food Forum (WFF), in partnership with Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), announced the 2022 finalists WFF Startup Innovation Awards.

Virtual Consultations: Have your say in the future of food in your region!
Virtual Consultations: Have your say in the future of food in your region!
19/09/2022

Ahead of the World Food Forum flagship event, the Youth Action Focal Points Group is hosting virtual regional consultations with various local partners,...

Meet Gerald Barekye, Farmer and Researcher Mobilizing Youth to Advocate for Sustainable Agriculture and Green Energy
Meet Gerald Barekye, Farmer and Researcher Mobilizing Youth to Advocate for Sustainable Agriculture and Green Energy
15/09/2022

Mr. Gerald Barekye is a farmer, researcher and youth mobilizer in Uganda. After completing his studies, he started a youth-led policy advocacy organization,...

Semifinalists Selected for WFF Startup Innovation Awards
Semifinalists Selected for WFF Startup Innovation Awards
13/09/2022

The first-round review of the World Food Forum (WFF) Startup Innovation Awards, powered by our partner Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), has been completed...

Meet Patrick Kuyokwa, Agri-entrepreneur Promoting Sustainable and Economically Viable Agriculture
Meet Patrick Kuyokwa, Agri-entrepreneur Promoting Sustainable and Economically Viable Agriculture
12/09/2022

Mr. Patrick Kuyokwa is the co-founder and CEO of Agricentre, an agricultural enterprise promoting permaculture and sustainable agricultural practices...

WFF and ITA Airways join hands to fly youth to the flagship event from 17-21 October
WFF and ITA Airways join hands to fly youth to the flagship event from 17-21 October
08/09/2022

The World Food Forum (WFF) is pleased to announce that it will be collaborating with ITA Airways to provide discounted airfares to WFF participants...

Meet Eddie Kago, Mobilizer of Digital Youth for Food Systems Equity
Meet Eddie Kago, Mobilizer of Digital Youth for Food Systems Equity
07/09/2022

Eddie Kago is from Kenya where he leads a team of software engineers to innovate for the agricultural supply chain with blockchain technology. Through...

Meet Tracy Rashida Alhassan Bawa, Entrepreneur Working in Ghana to Improve Rural Livelihoods in a More Sustainable Way
Meet Tracy Rashida Alhassan Bawa, Entrepreneur Working in Ghana to Improve Rural Livelihoods in a More Sustainable Way
05/09/2022

Ms. Tracy Rashida Alhassan Bawa is a co-founder of BOOD Company Limited and works in rural communities in Northern Ghana. She endeavors to build a...

The education track of the WFF in collaboration with YUNGA announce the return of School Assemblies at FAO
The education track of the WFF in collaboration with YUNGA announce the return of School Assemblies at FAO
03/08/2022

The World Food Forum and the Youth United Nations Global Alliance are holding an in-person school assembly during the World Food Forum’s

FAO’s PPR Secretariat and the WFF Innovation Labs launch first Transformative Research Challenge PPR Special Prize
FAO’s PPR Secretariat and the WFF Innovation Labs launch first Transformative Research Challenge PPR Special Prize
01/08/2022

FAO’s Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Secretariat and the World Food Forum (WFF) Innovation Labs are joining hands for the first Transformative Research...

Meet Lovell Bai Bangura, Founder of a Social Enterprise to End Food Insecurity
Meet Lovell Bai Bangura, Founder of a Social Enterprise Advancing the Value Chain Fairness and Resilience
25/07/2022

Lovell Bai Bangura leads The Farm Investment Limited Sierra Leone, a social enterprise with its own factory that produces peanut-based products with...

Meet Leutsoa Ezekiel Khobotlo, Farmer and Agro-consultant Practicing Smart Agriculture as Social Enterprise
Meet Leutsoa Ezekiel Khobotlo, Farmer and Agro-consultant Practicing Smart Agriculture as Social Enterprise
22/07/2022

Leutsoa Ezekiel Khobotlo is a young, determined Mosotho man in Lesotho, who started farming on a small plot of land to support his family and grew his...

Meet Gonroudobou Marietta, Young Agricultural Researcher Lighting Up the Future of Agriculture
Meet Gonroudobou Marietta, Young Agricultural Researcher Lighting Up the Future of Agriculture
20/07/2022

Ms. Gonroudobou Marietta is a young agricultural researcher from Benin in Western Africa. She is a big dreamer who is working to share knowledge and...