{"id":2533,"date":"2025-10-22T21:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquaticbluefood.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2533"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:08:54","slug":"gffa2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/aquaticbluefood.org\/fr\/event\/gffa2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is an international conference that promotes food security, sustainability and innovation in agriculture. The forum offers an international audience of experts from politics, business, science and civil society the opportunity to exchange ideas and reach agreements on issues and challenges of global agricultural policy and food security.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 GFFA\u00a0was held\u00a0January 15-17 in Berlin, Germany and\u00a0focused\u00a0on the issue of water, including sustainable water use,\u00a0solutions to\u00a0competing uses\u00a0of water,\u00a0the blue bioeconomy, and international water\u00a0governance.\u00a0The GFFA included multiple concurrent events including\u00a0Berlin\u00a0Agriculture Ministers\u2019 Conference, where 60 ministers of agriculture penned a\u00a0communiqu\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0urging\u00a0action for greater food and water security.\u00a0The GFFA\u2019s 16 expert panels and 3 high-level panels were attended by approximately 2,000 participants from around the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aquatic Blue Food Coalition at the GFFA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 January 2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | City Cube, Berlin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 2026 GFFA, the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition co-hosted the expert panel, Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability<\/em>. The 90-minute session brought together leading experts, practitioners, and policymakers to explore both the untapped potential of aquatic foods and the complex challenges that must be overcome to scale them sustainably and equitably.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conversation recognized that aquatic foods are essential for nutrition, particularly for women, children, and vulnerable communities, while also playing a major economic and social role by supporting millions of livelihoods and a growing global trade. At the same time, they are deeply interconnected with climate and biodiversity agendas, which makes their sustainability critical. Addressing their full value and impact therefore requires integrated governance that cuts across food, agriculture, fisheries, trade, nutrition, and climate policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key themes from expert speakers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Aquatic foods are central to global food systems, and their importance is only growing\u2014it\u00a0is\u00a0impossible to ignore aquatic foods in any serious conversation about food security,\u00a0nutrition\u00a0and livelihoods.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Growth without transformation will not deliver the outcomes we need. We need to aim beyond more production, to produce better: sustainably, equitably, and in ways that ensure livelihoods and align with nutrition and climate goals.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Aquatic foods are increasingly entering high-level food and agriculture discussions\u00a0from national to regional to international, not as a side issue but as a core\u00a0component\u00a0of food system transformation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Aquatic foods are now firmly linked to the global climate agenda, not only as systems that are highly vulnerable to climate impacts, but as critical contributors to climate solutions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          There is more work to be done, as hurdles remain in mainstreaming these important topics, including the need for greater consumer literacy to understand them, improved recognition within nutrition discussions, and better accessibility and access to financing for aquatic food programs, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          During the expert panel discussion, several key questions were addressed including, how aquatic foods can be more fully embedded in national food policies, nutrition strategies, and global food system agendas, how aquatic foods can be positioned as a strategic pillar of food security and development, and how to overcome challenges related to scaling solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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