FAO World Food Day Message – Innovation from investment to impact

By QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Hunger is not inevitable. The world already possesses many of capacity, tools, technologies and  knowledge needed to ensure food security for all. Yet in 2025, 645 million people still faced hunger,  while about one in three people worldwide could not afford a healthy diet.

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At a time when scientific advances and new technologies are reshaping entire economies and societies,  innovations that can help people around the world better produce and access nutritious foods, improve  livelihoods and build resilience remain out of reach. The challenge is not a shortage of innovation, but a  shortage of adoption at scale: turning proven solutions into locally adapted, affordable and investable