Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

16 October 2026

World Food Day

Governments, the private sector, farmers, academia, civil society and individuals need to work together to ensure a greater variety of nutritious, affordable, accessible, safe, and sustainable foods in order to achieve food security and healthy diets for all.

Together, we can be the change.

What can governments do?

Ending hunger requires leadership that turns innovation into lasting public good...

What can businesses do?

Innovation becomes transformative when it reaches scale and creates value beyond profit...

What can farmers do?

Farmers, fishers, herders, pastoralists, foresters and all small-scale producers are at the heart of agrifood systems transformation...

What can academia do?

Knowledge fuels innovation, but impact comes from partnership. Academia and research institutions...

What can civil society do?

People‑centered innovation starts with communities. The unique positioning of many civil society organisations (CSOs), including nongovernmental organisations (NGOs)...

What can you do?

Innovation starts with awareness, but real change happens through everyday action....

What can young people do?

Youth are the change makers of the future. You can learn to...