The 2025 World Food Forum Theme

In 2025, World Food Day and the World Food Forum unite under a shared theme: "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future." This theme, chosen by the FAO Director-General to mark FAO’s 80th anniversary, is both a celebration and a commitment. It serves as the common thread that weaves together the week's events, bringing clarity and purpose to our collective efforts. At the heart of this narrative are the Four Betters: Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment, and a Better Life. These pillars form the constellation that guides every initiative, every conversation, and every commitment made during World Food Week.

The Four Betters guide the World Food Forum as a whole. Each event and dialogue contributes to a shared narrative, promoting inclusive cooperation and purposeful engagement across sectors. Whether through innovations in production, improved nutrition, environmental stewardship, or efforts to build better lives, the Four Betters shape the structure and spirit of every activity.

World Food Day draws attention to a timeless human responsibility: how we grow, share, and sustain the food that nourishes us. It is a day to reflect on our common duty—to care for the land, water, the people who cultivate it, and the systems that bring food to every table. Observed in more than 150 countries and nearly 50 languages, it speaks a global language of dignity, solidarity, and renewal. This reflection aligns closely with the Four Betters, affirming our responsibility to produce sustainably, nourish equitably, protect the environment, and improve livelihoods.

Today, our agrifood systems carry the weight of global uncertainty. Conflict rages, climate extremes deepen and increase in frequency, and markets falter. Hunger grows in some regions, while waste and excess dominate in others. These tensions coexist, side by side, underscoring the fragility of the systems that sustain us. Addressing these challenges requires a holistic approach—rooted in knowledge, equity, and the drive for lasting improvements across the food chain.

Yet within this imbalance lies immense potential. Agrifood systems, while exerting considerable pressure on natural resources, can also serve as powerful levers for transformation. With smarter practices, better technology, and stronger cooperation, we can cultivate resilience, restore balance, and advance the goals of better production, better nutrition, a healthier environment, and improved livelihoods.

Transformation begins with trust. It requires shared knowledge, shared resources, and shared responsibility. Governments, civil society, producers, researchers, consumers, and especially young people—all bring something essential to the table. Under the constellation of the Four Betters, every contribution counts.

Even the smallest actions matter. Choosing healthy diets, reducing food losses and wasting less, protecting soil and water, raising our voices—these daily decisions are building blocks for a more just and sustainable food future. They remind us that each of us has power, and that change begins with care.

As FAO marks eight decades of service, it looks ahead with clarity and conviction. Together with its Members and partners, the Organization is walking hand in hand—toward systems built on strength and fairness, care for the land, and generosity toward generations to come.

On 16 October 2025, we will mark this milestone by inaugurating the FAO Food and Agriculture Museum & Network (MuNe). Supported by the Government of Italy and attended by the President of the Republic, MuNe will serve as a vibrant, interactive space welcoming students, families, and visitors from across the globe. Blending digital outreach with physical exhibitions, the Museum will bridge global food technologies and cultures, showcasing the traditions and innovations that shape agrifood systems.

MuNe will embody the aspiration of the Four Betters anchored in FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022–31. As a global hub for knowledge sharing, cultural exchange, and innovation, the Museum will offer insight into how technologies can enhance food diversity and sustainability while respecting cultural heritage.

The Network will also serve as a platform for FAO Members and partners to showcase local food cultures, agricultural practices, and community innovations. It will foster dialogue among regions, nations, villages, and Indigenous communities, reinforcing FAO’s commitment to broad participation and engagement—from rural landscapes to urban centres. By connecting best practices, the Museum and Network will demonstrate how agrifood systems can drive sustainable development and eliminate hunger through the values of the Four Betters.

World Food Week brings together a constellation of platforms, initiatives, and events—each reinforcing the Four Betters and extending FAO’s commitment to cooperation and transformation: