World Food Academy
4
Sustainable Food Systems
About
The World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems is an ecosystem dedicated to education, career development, and collaboration in food, nutrition, science, and technology.
Designed for university students, early-career researchers, and practitioners, the Academy aims to empower the next generation of food and nutrition professionals with free education, practical skills and hands-on learning opportunities through internships, scientific research projects and applied training programmes. This will enable them to contribute to more sustainable, and more resilient food systems worldwide.
Building Resilient Food Systems for All
There is a growing global population and increased pressure on natural resources. Sustainable food systems are essential to ensuring that everyone has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food.
Unsustainable practices cause soil degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and higher greenhouse gas emissions while millions of people still face hunger and malnutrition. These challenges highlight the urgent need for food systems that can support both people and the planet.
This is why the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems was established. By promoting collaboration, science‑based learning, and free access to education, the Academy aims to equip emerging professionals with the knowledge and skills to create practical, scalable solutions.
About the Science and Technology Seminars
Free to register
Open Globally
Module 2 — Food Science, Technology & Nutrition
Explores how science and technology contribute to the development of safe, nutritious and sustainable food products. Topics include food processing, biotechnology and fermentation, food formulation, nutrition, packaging and emerging digital technologies. The module connects scientific advances with practical applications, examining how innovation can improve food quality, nutritional value, resource efficiency and sustainability.
Module 3 — Food Systems Value Chains & Trade
Follows food beyond production and processing, exploring the systems that connect producers, businesses, markets and consumers.
It introduces key aspects of food value chains, including logistics, distribution, trade and market access, and examines how these influence food availability, affordability and sustainability. The module also considers opportunities to strengthen value chains, reduce losses and support more resilient and inclusive food systems.
Opening Lecture — Food Systems: Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Health, Enterprise and Environmental Outcomes
28 October 2026 | 14:00 PM CET (9:00 EDT) | Online
Keynote Speaker
Dr. John Ingram is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at University of Oxford.
The lecture will introduce what a food systems approach entails and how it helps to identify how and where the food system impacts health and other social and economic outcomes, and the environment. This draws on an understanding of the wide range of food system activities from consuming food through to primary production (a ‘fork-to-farm’ approach), the actors involved, and the drivers that influence their decisions.
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