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The FAO has chosen the University of Alicante to organise the III Youth Forum in Dénia, scheduled for November 2027. The announcement was made during the II Youth Forum on Spanish Agrifood Systems, held in Madrid.
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Wednesday 7 October 2026, 14:13 · 2 min read
AIWritten with AI assistance from the sources cited and reviewed by our editors. How we work The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has designated the University of Alicante (UA) as responsible for organising the III Youth Forum, which will take place in Dénia in November 2027. The announcement was made public during the II Youth Forum on Spanish Agrifood Systems, a meeting held in Madrid by the Spanish youth chapter of the World Food Forum.
The project is being driven by the UA's Faculty of Sciences, the Mediterranean Gastronomy Centre UA-Dénia (GASTERRA) and the Degree in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, which will work jointly with Dénia's Office of Creativity and Innovation for its development.
An academic delegation representing the UA attended the meetings held in Madrid, headed by the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Antonio Sánchez. During the meeting, the university participated in dialogue panels focused on sustainability, innovation and governance of the food model, spaces in which issues such as generational succession in the sector and its digitalisation process were addressed.
Organising Commission
The forum's organisation will be handled by a commission made up of Antonio Sánchez; Juana Jordá, GASTERRA director; and Arantzazu Valdés, academic coordinator of the Degree in Gastronomy, together with professors Magdalena García Irles, Enrique Moltó Manero, Rosa Torres and Covadonga Ordoñez.
The FAO is the UN specialised agency founded on 16 October 1945, with the aim of eradicating hunger, improving nutrition and ensuring food security throughout the world.
