Welcome to World Agriculture Forum
The WAF works on setting broad global agenda and development pathways for agriculture sector, and lobby for policies that can direct world agriculture towards sustainability and sufficiency. This non-profit venture stands sovereign and unbiased with its interest incumbent upon the betterment of agriculture. WAF brings the Governments, industry and development institutions closer and increase the flow of innovations, technologies and success models, that most often is skewed due to lack of opportunity, policies or geographical barriers, in reaching intended beneficiaries.
WAF is an important global platform to discuss the constraints and opportunities for a global momentum towards making agriculture high-tech, market linked and value added for best returns to farmers and to all stake-holders across the food value chain. The Forum brings together eminent personalities of global agriculture to one platform towards addressing the global challenges and expanding the opportunities with shared vision and collective actions.
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Zuidwolde, The Netherlands
Iowa, U.S.A
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Manila, Philippines
Hyderabad, India
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Niamey, Niger
Dubai, U.A.E
Port Louis, Mauritius
Mumbai, India
Mexico City, Mexico
Washington DC, U.S.A
Kigali, Rwanda
Canberra, Australia
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Rome, Italy
Hanoi, Vietnam
New Delhi, India
Argentina
Global Collaboration & Synergy: Act as a dynamic convergence platform for regional and global bodies, trade, and business chambers to share knowledge, boost trade and cooperation, achieve working synergies through partnerships and collaborations.
Innovation in Agriculture: Addressing global challenges and opportunities for a global momentum towards high-tech, market-driven, and value-added agricultural solutions.
Promoting Sustainable Development: Establishing standards, ratings, and providing actionable policy advisories to steer global agriculture towards sustainable, climate-resilient practices.
Uniting Global Leaders: Bringing together the world’s most influential agriculture experts to tackle pressing issues and expand opportunities through collective action and shared vision.
Public-Private Partnerships: Facilitating collaborations that showcase groundbreaking developments, innovations, and sustainable practices in agriculture.
World Agriculture Summit & Global Events: Hosting annual events where world leaders converge to discuss and set the global agricultural agenda, driving transformative change.
Recognizing Excellence: Presenting the World Agriculture Prize to honor individuals and institutions that have made remarkable contributions to global agriculture and the fight against hunger.
WAF will bring the Governments, industry, experts and development institutions closer and increase the flow of funding, innovations, technologies and sharing of success models, that most often is skewed due to lack of opportunity, policies, geographical barriers, and most important the lack of a common platform, in reaching the intended beneficiaries.
WAF would discuss the constraints and opportunities for a global momentum towards making agriculture tech enabled, establish market linkage and value added products and processing for best returns to farmers and to all the stake holders across the food and agriculture value chain. Catalyzing knowledge growth, initiating policy reforms, and accelerating global businesses and cooperation.
To fill the long-standing void of an international organization that functions as a neutral global platform for ideas, innovations, policies, trade, and businesses to share, learn, collaborate, and cooperate for greater synergy towards ensuring livelihood security of millions of farmers and making the planet food and nutrition secure sustainably.
The World Agriculture Forum stands poised to revolutionize the global agricultural and agribusinesses landscape through its commitment to collective action, innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability. By convening stakeholders, fostering collaboration, catalyzing positive change, and ensuring equitable outcomes, WAF is committed to advancing food and nutrition security through the promotion of digital technologies, sustainable agriculture practices and smart food systems. The World Agriculture Forum will catalyze conversations, ideas, and innovations that promote open trade and technology flow, start-ups and agribusinesses, climate action and regenerative agriculture, and circular economy principles. Transcending geographical and community boundaries, the Forum will empower agri-entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers to develop economically viable and financially sustainable structures. WAF will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of agriculture and empowering rural communities worldwide, contributing to a food-secure, prosperous, and sustainable future for all.
The World Agriculture Prize honors individuals and institutions whose achievements have made a profound global impact in agriculture. This recognition spans diverse fields such as plant and animal breeding, food production, science and technology, nutrition, rural development, water management, environmental conservation, bio-based innovations, and social organization aimed at poverty reduction. It also acknowledges contributions in areas like finance, investment strategies, policy, industry and agribusiness, programs or economic interventions, and public advocacy.
The prize presentation will be preceded by a special event titled the "Norman Borlaug Global Dialogue on Climate Change and Food Security." This session invites laureates from the global food and agriculture sectors to engage in discussions on the pressing issues of climate change and its impact on food security. The dialogue aims to collaboratively design a blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture, ensuring sustainability and the well-being of future generations.
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