Global Youth Forum on One Health in Agrifood Systems

FAO headquarters, Rome (Italy) | 21 September 2026 | 09.00-18.30

Back-to-back with the Global Conference for Actions on One Health in agrifood systems

The Forum will provide a dedicated space for dialogue and exchange between young professionals, policymakers, technical experts and senior leaders. Through interactive discussions and knowledge sharing, participants will explore how youth can contribute to advancing the One Health agenda, strengthen partnerships across sectors and generations and identify opportunities for meaningful engagement in policy and implementation processes.

Expected outcomes

Enhanced understanding of the role young people can play in implementing the One Health approach across agrifood systems.
Strengthened collaboration and intergenerational dialogue between young professionals and global leaders working across One Health and agrifood systems.
Increased capacity of young people to understand One Health governance and policy processes, enabling more effective advocacy and participation in decision-making.
A call to action for the establishment of a global platform that connects young professionals working on One Health in agrifood systems, facilitating knowledge exchange, collaboration and meaningful engagement in policy and decision-making spaces.

Ahead of the Forum, youth participants will convene online on 15 September to discuss activities and expected outcomes and to begin preparing the call-to-action.

Agenda

09:00–10:15

King Faisal Room

Inception workshop

An interactive workshop bringing youth participants together to build connections, orient them to the Forum and wider Conference.

10:20–12:40

Plenary

Conference Opening

Setting the scene for three days of the Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems, this session explores how healthy production systems can support healthy soils, plants, animals, ecosystems and people and why integrated approaches are essential across agrifood systems.

14:00–15:30

Sheikh Zayed Center (Atrium)

Action Session: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists – A One Health perspective

An action-oriented session exploring the connections between rangelands, pastoralism and One Health, with a focus on meaningful participation of pastoralist youth.

16:00–17:00

King Faisal Room

Intergenerational Dialogue

A participatory dialogue between youth, senior professionals and decision-makers on the relationships, systems and conditions needed for meaningful intergenerational collaboration in One Health.