6th Global Food Security Conference

Sustainability and agency as drivers of resilient food systems  in a changing world

19-22 April 2027 | Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands

Join us for the 6th Global Food Security Conference

Food system activities are increasing putting pressure on planetary boundaries and the natural resource base which underpins food security for all. They are also accentuating the triple burden of malnutrition for many, and healthier diets derived from more sustainable food systems are needed. The triple ‘Cs’ of climate, covid and conflict, and other recent short-term shocks to the food system, have emerged against a background of longer-term stresses, adding the issue of food system resilience to the already-recognised sustainability agenda. There is therefore an urgent need for food system change both to improve health and environmental outcomes in fairer and more equitable ways, and to enhance resilience to further shocks and stresses. Building on the momentum from the UN Food System Summit and recognizing that the 2030 target year of the Sustainable Development Goals is on the horizon, this 6th Global Food Security Conference will bring together science, business and policy to address this need.

Themes include:

1. Harnessing opportunities: delivery on the promise of new technologies , innovative financial arrangements and governance innovation. 

2. Safeguarding diversity in the food system: from plate to soil, from landscapes to trading systems, from factory to freshwaters 

3. Trade-offs between global markets and localised models in national transition pathways towards rural and (peri)urban food and nutrition security   

4. Reflective science: Examining the role of power dynamics in science , revisiting the knowledge theories, intervention logics and data of research and action at the interface of science with policy, business and civil society. 

5. Stability and climate change – ensuring agri -food systems are sustainable and resilient to shocks and stressors   

6. Agency within the food system and drivers for strengthening the right to food - ensuring socioeconomic equity and socio-cultural contributions of food systems. 

As the Conference will focus on integrative issues relating to food system sustainability and resilience, more fundamental and applied research in, for instance, agriculture or nutrition will not be included.

Code of Conduct: The Code of Conduct for organisers, participants and sponsors produced by the organisers, acknowledges the legitimate interests of the different stakeholders of the conference, recognising that they are all parts of a scientific endeavour to promote scientific and knowledge sharing and to produce public goods on global food security. View the Code of Conduct here.