Advocating for sustainable, climate-resilient food systems that prioritize food security and environmental justice across the globe.
Source: FAO, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025; FAO Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems 2025
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New here? Fill out our onboarding form to officially join YOUNGO Food & Agriculture and get plugged into our channels.
Fill the Form 2Everything new members need to know: structure, channels, and how to contribute to the Working Group.
Read the Handbook 3Explore our 2026 capacity-building programme: eight sessions running from July to December on the road to COP31.
Explore the AcademyComprehensive policy positions co-created with youth across the globe: integrating consultations, documented lived experience, and rigorous research, including our Global Youth Statement, to make the case for food systems that work for young people.
A global statement from youth on food systems and climate action.
A compilation of youth-led projects addressing food, agriculture, and climate change.
YOUNGO's Global Youth Statement (GYS) for 2025.
As the Food & Agriculture Working Group of YOUNGO, the official Children and Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC, we ensure meaningful youth participation in climate negotiations and advocate for sustainable, climate-resilient food systems that prioritize food and nutrition security, environmental justice, and the leadership of young farmers, women, and Indigenous youth worldwide. Our work is guided by our Global Youth Statement and by the voices of young people on the ground leading change through local action.
From the soil to the summit.
Young people leading the transformation towards equitable and sustainable food systems that can withstand climate challenges.
Championing youth-led initiatives, local solutions, and Indigenous knowledge
Standing with young farmers, women, and Indigenous youth
Bringing youth voices into UNFCCC negotiations
Championing nutrition security for children and youth
Whether it's taking the floor at a UNFCCC negotiating session, building policy asks side by side with allied constituencies, or advocating for climate justice alongside our community, this is YOUNGO Food & Agriculture showing up.
This live map brings together youth-led and youth-focused initiatives from across the globe that are driving transformation in food systems, agriculture, and climate action. Developed under the YOUNGO Food and Agriculture Working Group, it aims to showcase the diversity, innovation, and leadership of young people contributing to the goals of the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work (SSJW) on Implementation of Climate Action on Agriculture and Food Security.
Join us in advocating for sustainable food systems and climate action
From COP negotiating floors to community roundtables, this is YOUNGO Food & Agriculture in action.
