Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left here for Rome, the capital city of Italy, on Sunday morning to join the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) that began on October 10 and runs through October 17, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization at its headquarters.
A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his small entourages left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) around 11:30 am, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.
In addition to attending the WFF, the Chief Adviser is expected to have a number of high-profile meetings, including a meeting with FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told UNB on Sunday.
The theme for the week-long event is ‘Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future’, and it focuses on three pillars: Global Youth Action, Science and Innovation, and Hand-In-Hand Investment.
Prof Yunus urges youths to be visionary, shape world they want
The Chief Adviser is scheduled to return home on Wednesday morning.
Prof Yunus will deliver a speech as an invited guest at the main session of the WFF.
The World Food Forum (WFF) is an open and inclusive global platform established by the Youth Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2021 to drive the transformation of agrifood systems through the power of youth, science and innovation, and investment.
It brings together stakeholders of all ages and sectors to turn ideas into action, scale solutions and foster meaningful partnerships that accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday inaugurated ‘From Seeds to Foods’, the first global exhibition tracing the evolution of agrifood systems – from the origins of agriculture to today’s innovations.
Led by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, the high-level opening ceremony took place within the Park of Porta Capena, directly opposite FAO headquarters, and officially marked the beginning of the Organization’s 80th Anniversary celebrations.
“Every food journey begins with something small: a seed, a seedling, a fingerling, breeding stock, or genetic material,” the FAO Director-General said in his opening remarks. From these humble beginnings grow the amazing diversity of foods that nourish and connect us all," he added.
Qu also emphasised that food is not only about science or biology – it is about people. “Farmers, fishers, herders, scientists, youths and women – the millions of hands and minds that make food possible every single day," he said.