World Food Forum 2026 closes in Rome after drawing more than 90,000 people from 189 countries

16 October 2026

The World Food Forum ran from 8 to 16 October at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.
Its theme was Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.
More than 90,000 people from 189 countries took part, and in-person attendance doubled from the previous year to 32,000.
The Forum featured more than 200 sessions, exhibitions and side events, and its content reached an estimated 2.4 billion people online.
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu told young participants, Every great transformation in human history began with someone young enough to believe it was possible.
The Forum closed with World Food Day on 16 October.