The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems

01/01/2025

The report presents the most comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of youth in agrifood systems to date, highlighting both the opportunities and structural barriers that shape their engagement. It explores how transforming agrifood systems can enhance decent job opportunities and food security for youth, and how empowered youth can drive this transformation.

Biodiversity and healthy diets: Challenges and opportunities for youth engagement

01/01/2025

This report explores the linkages between biodiversity and diets, with a particular focus on the role that youth can play in shaping more resilient, inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems. It is intended to support young leaders and change-makers who seek to contribute to the transformation of global agrifood systems while mitigating biodiversity loss to promote healthy diets.

Transforming agrifood systems through climate-resilient agricultural practices

01/01/2025

This analysis explores how youth initiatives contribute to agricultural productivity, climate resilience and environmental sustainability across diverse geographic and socio-economic contexts, as well as their potential to address global challenges in food security and environmental change.

Elevating young women's visibility in agrifood systems: Ahead of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026

01/01/2025

This report examines how Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) can strengthen the visibility, agency and leadership of young women in agrifood systems, particularly in the lead-up to the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) in 2026.

Digital technologies for multidimensional youth engagement in agrifood systems transformation

01/01/2024

Can digital technologies play a role in youth engagement toward the transformation of agrifood systems? This report explores this question through a multidimensional approach, offering insights into how youth can utilize and develop digital technologies, engage in activities and projects through digital tools and participate in decision-making processes through the use of digital technologies, ultimately encouraging their active involvement in the transformation of agrifood systems.