PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Programme for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake
The overall programme and flow of the UNFSS+4 Stocktake is guided by the three objectives and priorities highlighted by the UN Secretary-General in his UNFSS+2 Call to Action:
- Reflecting on Progress
- Partnerships and Tracking Commitments
- Unlocking Finance and Increasing Investments
The programme begins with a high-level opening session, followed by a plenary dedicated to reflecting on the progress achieved in food systems transformation since the 2021 Food Systems Summit. Over the two-day agenda, each session will focus on a specific thematic food systems enabler or challenge. Topics range from investment and building resilience to harnessing the potential of school meals, climate action, public finance, and scientific innovation.
Each of the multistakeholder sessions aims to generate key messages that encapsulate lessons learned and outline actionable steps to sustain momentum. The overarching goal is to emphasize food systems transformation as a critical entry point for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to foster continued commitment and collaboration across sectors.
SESSION TYPOLOGY
Main Programme
Plenary Sessions
Meetings for all attendees, including the opening and closing sessions
Ministerial Roundtables
Policy makers as main audience & multistakeholder participation
High-level Panels
Multistakeholder sessions focusing on high-level strategic messages
Parallel Events
Featured Events
Thematic issues with specific relevance and importance to food systems transformation
Investment Dialogues
Key interventions to encourage a positive role of the private sector in food systems transformation
Side Events
Afternoon of the 27 July and during lunch break on the 28 and 29 July.
Country-led Investment Sessions
Countries showcase investment plans and programmes
SMEs-led Pitching Sessions
SMEs pitching their ideas and present investment opportunities
Stakeholder Action Sessions
Deep dives into the experiences and priorities of key constituencies
Action Day: Sunday, 27 July 2025
Ahead of the official opening, Action Day offers participants a chance to engage with food systems transformation on the ground. The day includes field visits facilitated by the Governments of Ethiopia and Italy, a High-Level Event on Advancing Transformation of African Coffee Systems, and a youth-led event, “Young People as Changemakers: How Art and Creativity Are Driving Sustainable Food Systems." Side events will also take place throughout the day.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Monday, 28 July 2025
Day 1 of the Stocktake will offer space for the highest political leadership to reflect strategically on global developments and their relevance to realizing the right to food globally, unpacking the multifaceted relationships between various drivers and root causes, and reaffirming the necessity to pivot towards more sustainable food systems. Inspiring experiences of impactful policy convergence will be shared by decision makers, while practitioners will reflect in depth on the enablers and barriers of ongoing transitions. A crucial enabler of accelerated efforts at-scale, finance and investments will enjoy heightened focus, structured to operationalize the outcomes of the Financing for Development (FfD4) Conference.
| Session Time (CEST) | Plenary and Ministerial Roundtables | High-level Panels | Investment Dialogues | Featured Event and Stakeholders Action Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Plenary: High-Level Opening “Harnessing a changing world for the future of sustainable food systems” Lead: Ethiopia and Italy 09:00 - 10:50 | Room CR1 | |||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:30 | ||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | ||||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Plenary: From vision to action: the power of political will for inclusive, resilient, healthy and sustainable food systems Lead: Ethiopia and Italy; FAO, IFAD, and WFP 11:00 - 12:50 | Room CR1 | |||
| 11:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Investment Dialogue #1: Strengthening Enabling Conditions through Effective Policy Mechanisms Lead: World Business Council for Sustainable Development 12:00 - 12:50 | Africa Hall | Advancing Accountability through Science: Advisory Committee (SAC)-led Session 12:00 - 12:50 | Room CR5 | ||
| 12:30 - 13:00 | ||||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Lunch 13:00 - 14:50 | |||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | ||||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | ||||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Ministerial Roundtable: Navigating transitions to inclusive, resilient, healthy and sustainable food systems Lead: FAO and UNEP 15:00 - 16:20 | Room CR1 | High-level Panel: Listening to Practitioners: Barriers and Enablers of Food System Transformation Lead: UNDP and FAO 15:00 - 16:20 | Room CR2 | Investment Dialogue #2: Accelerating Investment through Innovative Finance Lead: FAO 15:00 - 16:20 | Africa Hall | Food Producers-led session Lead: Compassion in World Farming International (TBC) 15:00 - 16:20 | Room CR5 |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | ||||
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Ministerial Roundtable: Public finance, Trade, and Responsible Investments to Accelerate the Transition Lead: IFAD and WB 16:30 - 18:00 | Room CR1 | High-level Panel: Healthy Diets for All: Transforming Food Systems to achieve healthy diets and better nutrition for all Lead: WHO, UN Nutrition, and Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, FAO 16:30 - 18:00 | Room CR2 | Investment Dialogue #3: Data and AI for Food Systems Transformation Leads: UN Global Compact (UNGC) & World Economic Forum (WEF) 16:30 - 18:00 | Africa Hall | Youth-led Session: From Bangkok to Addis Ababa, co-led by the Hub YLP and the Youth UNFSS+4 Task Force 16:30 - 18:00 | Room CR5 |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | ||||
| 17:30 - 18:00 | ||||
| 18:00 - 18:30 | ||||
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Featured Event: High-Level Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI) Lead: FAO and partners 18:30 - 20:00 | Africa Hall | |||
| 19:00 - 19:30 | ||||
| 19:30 - 20:00 | ||||
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Day 2 of the Stocktake will consider emerging priorities of Day 1 under an action-oriented, accountability-driven lens. It will delve into concrete thematic approaches that act as catalysts for sustainable food systems. The closing Plenary will tie together emerging global priorities, key accelerators of national transformations, and emerging consensus amongst committed and accountable food systems actors as to the direction, objectives and milestones for the next biennium towards 2030.
| Session Time (CEST) | Plenary and Ministerial Roundtables | High-level Panels | Investment Dialogues | Featured Event and Stakeholders Action Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Featured Event: Unlocking Sustainable Investments for Home Grown School Meals Lead: School Meals Coalition 08:00 - 08:45 | Africa Hall or CR2 | |||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | ||||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Plenary: Transforming Food Systems Together: Aligning Action, Investment and Accountability Lead: IFAD, WFP, and FAO 9:00-10:50 | Room CR1 | Investment Dialogue #4: Increased and Targeted Investment through Public-Private Partnerships Lead: FAO 9:00 - 10:50 | Africa Hall | Indigenous Peoples-led Session Lead: Indigenous Peoples’ Representatives in the SENA 9:00 - 10:45 | Room CR5 | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:30 | ||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | ||||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Ministerial Roundtable: Food Sovereignty – Exploring National Approaches to Accelerating the Food Systems Transition Lead: Italy and Africa Union 11:00 - 12:50 | Room CR1 | High-level Panel: Transformation in Complex Settings Lead: WFP, UNICEF, and the HDP Nexus Coalition 11:00 - 12:50 | Room CR2 | Investment Dialogue #5: Accelerating Public-Private Collaboration for Local Impact Lead: WBCSD 11:00 - 12:50 | Africa Hall | Business/Towards greater corporate accountability Lead: UNGC 11:00 - 12:50 | Room CR5 |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| 12:00 - 12:30 | ||||
| 12:30 - 13:00 | ||||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Lunch 13:00 - 14:50 | |||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Featured Event: The Implementation of the CAADP Strategy and Action Plan: Interactive dialogue between African Youth Agri-Food Entrepreneurs and African Leaders Lead: African Union, AUDA-NEPAD, AFSF, AGRA, and Akademiya 2063 (TBC) 13:30 - 14:30 | Room CR2 | |||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | ||||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | High-level Panel: Anticipating the Future of Food: Science, Knowledge and Innovation for Just Transformations Lead: FAO, CFS, SAC, and CGIAR 15:00 - 16:20 | Room CR1 | High-level Panel: Mobilizing High-Impact Climate Finance Lead: UNEP, UNDP, FAO, and Brazil 15:00 - 16:20 | Room CR2 | Investment Dialogue #6: Bridging Investments to Smallholder Farmers and SMEs through Value Chain Lead: UNGC and UNIDO 15:00 - 16:20 | Africa Hall | National Food Systems Transformation Convenor-led Session Lead: Hub 15:00 - 16:20 | Room CR5 |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | ||||
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing Plenary Lead: Ethiopia and Italy 16:30 - 18:00 | Room CR1 | |||
| 17:00 - 17:30 | ||||
| 17:30 - 18:00 | ||||
Country-led Investment and SMEs-led Pitching Sessions
| Session Time (CEST) | Monday, July 28 2025 | Tuesday, July 29 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country-led Investment Sessions | SMEs-led Pitching Sessions | Country-led Investment Sessions | SMEs-led Pitching Sessions | |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Country #5 08:00 - 09:00 | CR4 | SME Pitch #9 08:00 - 08:30 | Caucus Room | ||
| 08:00 - 08:30 | SME Pitch #10 08:30 - 09:00 | Caucus Room | |||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Country #6 09:15 - 10:15 | CR4 | SME Pitch #11 09:15 - 09:45 | Caucus Room | ||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | SME Pitch #12 09:45 - 10:15 | Caucus Room | |||
| 10:00 - 10:30 | ||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Country #7 10:30 - 11:30 | CR4 | SME Pitch #13 10:30 - 11:00 | Caucus Room | ||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | SME Pitch #14 11:00 - 11:30 | Caucus Room | |||
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Country #1 11:30 - 12:30 | CR4 | SME Pitch #1 11:30 - 12:00 | Caucus Room | Country #8 11:45 - 12:45 | CR4 | SME Pitch #15 11:45 - 12:15 | Caucus Room |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | SME Pitch #2 12:00 - 12:30 | Caucus Room | SME Pitch #16 12:15 - 12:45 | Caucus Room | ||
| 12:30 - 13:00 | ||||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Lunch 13:00 - 14:50 | Lunch 13:00 - 14:50 | ||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | ||||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | ||||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Country #2 15:00 - 16:00 | CR4 | SME Pitch #3 15:00 - 15:30 | Caucus Room | ||
| 15:30 - 16:00 | SME Pitch #4 15:30 - 16:00 | Caucus Room | Country #9 15:30 - 16:30 | CR4 | SME Pitch #17 15:30 - 16:00 | Caucus Room | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Country #3 16:15 - 17:15 | CR4 | SME Pitch #5 16:15 - 16:45 | Caucus Room | SME Pitch #18 16:00 - 16:30 | Caucus Room | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | SME Pitch #6 16:45 - 17:15 | Caucus Room | |||
| 17:00 - 17:30 | ||||
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Country #4 17:30 - 18:15 | CR4 | SME Pitch #7 17:30 - 18:00 | Caucus Room | ||
| 18:00 - 18:30 | SME Pitch #8 18:00 - 18:15 | Caucus Room | |||
Side Events
Sunday, 27 July 2025 | 15.00 - 16.15
| Session | Country / Organizer | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria's Saharan Agriculture: Innovations for Food Security and Resilient Desert Ecosystems | Algeria | LBR |
| Overcoming the Synergistic Determinants of the Multiple Burden of Malnutrition through Healthy Food Systems: Potentialities of South-South Cooperation in the Nurture the Future Project | Brazil | CR-3 |
| Multisectoral Governance to Scale up Impacts of Investments in Local Food Value Chains | EU | CR-5 |
| Tailoring Science, Technology, and Innovation to Local Contexts while Advancing Global Agendas: Lessons from Multi-Country, Cross-Sectoral Approaches to Agri-Food Systems Transformation | Japan | CR-4 |
| Catalyzing Change: Showcasing Nigeria’s Innovations and Collaborations in Food Systems Transformation | Nigeria | CR-6 |
| Shifting the Narrative on Blue Foods to support people, nature and climate | World Resources Institute (WRI) | SBR |
| From Aspiration to Action: Country Experiences on Mainstreaming Agroecology as Food System Transformation Pathway | Vietnam | Caucus 10 |
Monday, 28 July 2025 | 13.00 - 14.15
| Session | Country / Organizer | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Scaling Up Capacity for Financial Intelligence in Africa’s Food Systems | Benin | CR-3 |
| Debt & Food Security in Complex Settings: Exploring Pathways for Protracted Crisis Solutions | DRC | CR-4 |
| Accelerating Food Systems Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Livestock Farming as a Catalyst for Investment, Innovation, and Resilience | Kenya | LBR |
| Making food systems deliver where it counts | Malawi | SBR |
| Leveraging Food Systems for Rio Synergies: The Role of Multistakeholder Approaches | Germany | CR-5 |
| La transformation du système agroalimentaire : leçons d'une approche multipartite et multisectorielle en Mauritanie | Mauritania | CR-6 |
| Grounding Food Systems Transformation in Soil Health: Evidence and Cross-Sectoral Action | Uganda | Caucus 11 |
Monday, 28 July 2025 | 14.15 - 15.30
| Session | Country / Organizer | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Measuring What Matters: True Value of Food for the Italian Agrifood Chain Transformation | Italy | CR-3 |
| Partnerships that Deliver: Unlocking Investments for a Resilient and Climate-Smart Agrifood Systems in Ethiopia | Ethiopia | CR-6 |
| Breaking Silos and fueling change: Aligning Nutrition and Climate for Food System Transformation | Madagascar | LBR |
| Food is Never Waste: Advancing Food Systems Transformation through Scaling Finance and Partnerships for Food Loss and Waste Reduction | Ghana | SBR |
| From Vision to Delivery: Sierra Leone’s Roadmap for Food Systems Transformation - Lessons in Leadership, Integration, Coordination and Delivery | Sierra Leone | Caucus 11 |
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 | 07.45 - 09.00
| Session | Country / Organizer | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerating Food Systems Transformation: Introducing the FST Accelerator | Mozambique | LBR |
| Strengthening Policy Coherence and Convergence for Food Systems Transformation: Tools, Case Studies, and Pathways | Switzerland | CR-4 |
| From Fragility to Resilience: Food-Based Solutions to Prevent Malnutrition in Crisis | Yemen | CR-6 |
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 | 13.00 - 14.15
| Session | Country / Organizer | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages through Local, Traditional and Farmers Markets | Italy | CR-3 |
| Scope of Investment for transformation towards an Equitable, Resilient, and Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems: Evidence and Action | Bangladesh | SBR |
| CIALCO: An Integrative Strategy for Transforming Food Systems through Family Farming | Ecuador | Caucus 10 |
| Empowering Laboratories to Combat Transboundary Animal Diseases and to Ensure Food Security: Role of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Network (VETLAB Network) | Ethiopia | Caucus 11 |
| Mobilizing Investment for SDG 2: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships | Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security | CR-4 |
| From Riyadh to Mongolia: Bridging Action for Agroecology and Soil Health to Transform Food Systems | Mongolia | LBR |
| Public-private collaboration for seed system transformation | Netherlands | CR-5 |
| Learnings from the Africa Union, Zambia, Rwanda, Costa Rica, Ireland and University College London | Ireland | CR-6 |
