Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

16 October 2025

World Food Day

World Food Day 2025

Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future

World Food Day 2025 is calling for global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. By working together, across governments, organizations, sectors, and communities, we can transform agrifood systems to ensure that everyone has access to a healthy diet, living in harmony with the planet.

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Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future

FAO’s 80th anniversary

World Food Day marks the founding of FAO, and this year, the Organization turns 80!

Join us throughout this milestone year by organizing events, sharing stories, and taking meaningful action.   

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#FAO80 events worldwide

Events and activities celebrating FAO's 8 decades of work and its vision for a sustainable food future have been unfolding since the start of the year.

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Get inspired to take action  

As a global community, we all need to get involved. Governments, the private sector, farmers, academia, civil society and individuals, including youth, need to work together to ensure all people have access to enough diverse, nutritious, affordable and safe foods.

We all have a role to play to tackle inequality and poverty, make healthy food choices to increase their availability, reduce food waste and protect the environment.  

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Get ready to discover the Food and Agriculture Museum and Network

On 16 October 2025, for FAO’s 80th anniversary and World Food Day, step into a journey as the doors of the Food and Agriculture Museum and Network open at FAO headquarters in Rome. This permanent educational experience will be dedicated to food and agriculture, our connection to it, and the Organization’s mandate.

Designed as a new tool to promote the global commitment to food and agriculture, it will connect people through an exchange of knowledge, art and culture of all types, embracing a holistic approach to interactive experiences. From artistic objects and immersive multimedia installations to live workshops, cooking labs and exhibits on rotation, there will always be something new to explore.

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Celebrating #FoodHeroes

Get ready to read new stories from #FoodHeroes working hand in hand for better foods and a better future.

Across the globe, women, men, boys and girls are supporting and empowering their communities through food action, making a positive impact even amidst global challenges.

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Poster Contest

World Food Day Poster Contest 2025

Take part in the World Food Day Poster Contest and show us your creativity!

Use your skills to show how better foods create a better future, and how together we can build a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure world where everyone has access to a healthy diet. Let your poster inspire action for the future we can build hand in hand with people, communities, and nature.

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Join us

Across the world, people are unleashing their creativity and raising awareness about World Food Day. From marathons and hunger marches to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests, and concerts, people in nearly 150 countries join together in response to the global call for action. NGOs, journalists, governments, cities, civil society organizations, and individuals, including youth, seize this opportunity to unite and inspire meaningful change. 

Check out the wide variety of events taking place and discover the World Food Day Friends that lending their voices to show support! 

WFD Friends

Geneva (Switzerland)

FAO turns 80 with a Vision for AI & Innovation
08/07/2025 - 11/07/2025

At the AI for Good Summit 2025, FAO marks its 80th anniversary by championing inclusive, youth-driven, and ethical AI solutions for agrifood systems.

Rome (Italy)

Celebrating Camelids’ Legacy at the IYC Closing and Looking Ahead to FAO80
30/06/2025

A vibrant closing ceremony and exhibition honour camelids’ cultural, social, and economic impact while setting the stage for FAO’s 80th anniversary.

Rome (Italy)

Celebrating 80 Years of Impact: FAO Honours Global Champions of Agrifood Transformation
30/06/2025

Marking FAO’s 80th anniversary, the 2025 Awards honour agrifood innovations driving the SDGs.

Rome (Italy)

Wood, Wisdom, and Youth: A Musical Celebration for FAO80
01/07/2025

Young foresters celebrate the harmony between forests, sustainable wood, and music as part of FAO’s 80th anniversary.

Budapest (Hungary)

Celebrating 80 Years of FAO and Hungary’s Partnership
25/06/2025

FAO's Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia celebrates 80 years of FAO and nearly 30 years of Hungary’s valued support

World Food Day - It's your day!

Collective action across 150 countries worldwide, in up to 50 languages, is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, municipalities, businesses, CSOs, the media, the public, even youth. They promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet. 

Together we can create a better, more sustainable food future for all. Make #WorldFoodDay YOUR day. Join the call by organizing an event or activity or show how you are taking action. 

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