Youth Stories and Innovations for a Food Forward World

Under the 2022 theme “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet,” the World Food Forum (WFF) will take place from Oct. 17 to 21 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. The week will foster dialogue and debate among relevant stakeholders, ranging from the young and the youthful, farmers, small-scale producers, Indigenous Peoples, policymakers, agri-investors, and scientists, tuning in from the four corners of the world, all with one goal: moving the needle for food security to achieve a better food future for all, leaving no-one behind.

Join Planet Forward and FAO North America for a World Food Forum discussion on Oct. 18, from 4-5 pm ET, about youth, stories, and innovations on a path to build a sustainable future for all. Our panelists are: 

• Candace Clark, Tuskegee University Ph.D. candidate, Sustainable Food Resource Specialist-Public Policy and Development at the Carver Sustainability Center; Founder of The Farm Plug

• Mariève Dallaire-Lamontagne, Laval University Ph.D. candidate; Co-founder of Inscott, Commission for Environmental Cooperation Youth Innovation Challenge winner

• Mariah Gladstone, Founder of Indigikitchen

• Moderator - Frank Sesno, Founding Director Planet Forward

Learn more and register for YR07 - Youth Stories and Innovations for a Food Forward World at: https://www.airmeet.com/e/492e7530-1e03-11ed-91e6-97f7b110517b