October 16 2025
10:00 - 18:15, Fokker Terminal The Hague
NFP's Annual World Food Day Event 2025
Partnerships that Feed the Future
World Food Day 2025
Partnerships that Feed the Future
In an interconnected world, food security anywhere depends on collaboration everywhere. Netherlands Food Partnership, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security & Nature, welcome you to the 7th edition of World Food Day 2025.
This event brings together governments, businesses, researchers, NGOs, and changemakers to confront shared challenges and forge real solutions for sustainable food systems. This year’s theme highlights the power of cross-sector partnerships to ensure long-term food security, healthy ecosystems, and resilient economies
If you are not already registered, please do so here.
Time Table
Below you will find the World Food Day 2025 timetable. Here you can quickly view all sessions and locate where your session of choice takes place. For a comprehensive overview of the entire side session program with detailed content descriptions, please click the button below
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Programme
10:00 Welcome
10:30 Start Morning sessions
10:30 - 11:45 (15) Ready, Set ... from Innovation to Impact!
Driving future uptake of CGIAR innovations through partnerships.
10:30 - 11:30 (29) Connecting Dutch Protein Innovation to Global Needs
10:30 - 11:45 (25a) Right2Grow: Empowering Communities, Transforming Food Systems Role Play
Simulating community-led advocacy to construct accountable and inclusive food systems
10:45 - 11:45 (9) From Genes to Greens
The case for agrobiodiversity in food security
10:45 - 12:00 (23) Food Systems Transformation Through Public Private Partnerships
Inclusive Partnerships as Pathways to Resilient Food Systems
10:45 - 12:00 (13) The Nexus of Tenure & Food Security – Land rights for sustainable development
Experiences from the LAND-at-scale programme on the positive relation between land rights and food security
10:45 - 12:00 (34) Water at the center of Food Systems Projects
Dutch added value of a truly multi-stakeholder approach
11:00 - 12:00 (27) Unlocking Capital for the Missing Middle
Beyond Traditional Finance for Farmers and Agri-SME's
11:00 - 12:15 (32) Food or Force? Rethinking Dutch political choices
Debate with Dutch Parliamentarians and experts: food security as a path to increase global stability.
11:15 - 12:15 (30) Towards a Dairy partnership
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00 Plenary
14:15 Start Afternoon Sessions
14:15 - 15:15 (6) Invisible Costs, Visible Choices
Exploring the hidden health, environmental, and socioeconomic costs of our food baskets
14:15 - 15:15 (12) Rules of Engagement for constructive collaborations with the private sector for nutrition
Exploring opportunities, Navigating Tensions, and Building Trust
14:15 - 15:15 (16) From Seed to System Change: Introducing Growpact Global
Building resilient seedling business partnerships for Africa
14:15 - 15:15 (19) Working Together towards Secure Saline Food Future
Identifying salinity vulnerability and saline nature-based solutions
14:15 - 15:15 (17) Partnering for the Planet, a conversation with Marcel Beukeboom
The importance of future-proof partnerships in food systems
14:30 - 15:45 (11) Lessons Learnt on Land Restoration & Sustainable Land Use for Social & Economic Development in Africa
Sharing & collecting best practices and practical learnings from the Accelerating Resilient Food Systems In Africa (ARFSA) programme
14:45 - 16:00 (4) Good things grow faster with trust: from situationships to solid partnerships
15:00 - 16:15 (28) Sculpting the food system: 3D modelling workshop
15:30 - 16:30 (3a) Let's talk about shit
Biogas feeds communities
15:30 - 16:30 (10a) Future Leaders in Food & Water: Get to Know Young Expert Programmes (YEP)
Sharing Journeys, Bridging Generations, Inspiring New Experts and Organizations to join our program
15:30 - 16:30 (14a) Biodiversity in Action: Inspring Change for Sustainable Food Systems
15:30 - 16:30 (2) Promoting Dutch SME involvement in the development of African agri value chains
This session has been relocated from room 5 to the Motorroom
16:45 - 17:15 Plenary Wrap up
17: 15 - 18:15 Networking drinks
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Details
Date: 16 October
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
Place: Fokker Terminal
Binckhorstlaan 249, The Hague
E-mail: nfpx.wfd@nlfoodpartnership.com
The Fokker Terminal is a spacious, accessible (1st floor only accessible via stairs, no elevator on site) and dynamic venue designed to facilitate large-scale gatherings. Its central location makes it easy to reach by public transport, car, or bicycle.
Between the venue and The Hague Central trainstation shuttle busses will be available between 09.30 - 10.30 hrs | 17:15 and 18.15 hrs. Leaving from the busstation and recognizable with our WFD25 logo.
Pitch your partnership
An invitation to showcase your most compelling ideas for strengthening partnerships that drive food system transformation.
The contest is part of NFP’s commitment to building Partnerships that Feed the Future. Pitch Your Partnership provides a stage to highlight creative and impactful approaches to collaboration that can help deliver sustainable, healthy, safe and affordable diets for all.
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