World Food Forum Global Youth Action Initiative 2025 Results Report

01/01/2026

This report presents the key achievements, outcomes and lessons from the WFF Youth Initiative in 2025. It reflects the breadth of youth engagement across regions and thematic areas, the strengthening of partnerships and the growing impact of youth-led action. The report also underscores the importance of continued investment in youth as essential partners in building agrifood systems that are more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable.

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.

World Food Forum Global Youth Action Initiative: Investing in youth is investing in durable solutions

01/01/2025

The World Food Forum's (WFF) Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) was established to harness the passion and power of youth to transform our agrifood systems. It is implemented through a set of thematic programmes, that work together to create awareness, foster engagement and inspire youth-led transformative action.

Innovations by and for youth in sustainable agricultural production

01/01/2025

This report focuses specifically on innovations in sustainable agrifood production, examining how production-level innovations led by or accessible to youth can contribute to wider agrifood systems transformation.

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.