Wednesday, 14.01.2026
not accessible to the public
Thursday, 15.01.2026
Opening hours: 12:00 bis 18:00 Uhr
Friday, 16.01.2026
Opening hours: 08:30 bis 17:30 Uhr
Saturday, 17.01.2026
not accessible to the public
10:00 - 18:00
International Young Farmers' Forum
At the International Young Farmers’ Forum 2026, 20 young farmers from all continents were once again invited to Berlin. They actively contributed their valuable experiences on water issues from their own farms or their work in national farmers’ associations to the GFFA discussions.
09:00 - 13:00
Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM)
On 15 January, the final negotiations of the GFFA Communiqué took place at the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM). The representatives held constructive negotiations and established a Final Draft, which was adopted by the ministers present at the Agriculture Ministers’ Conference on 17 January. Representatives from 59 countries and 12 international organisations participated in the SOM.
12:30 - 17:30
Cooperation Market
he GFFA Cooperation Market offered an exciting exhibition format, presenting innovative projects, practical examples and new solutions related to the GFFA’s main topic. Numerous scientific institutions, NGOs, companies – including start-ups –, authorities and associations presented their latest innovations and activities. A total of 27 exhibitors presented their creative approaches and forward-looking ideas.
14:00 - 15:30
Opening Event
The opening event marked the official start of the GFFA with an exchange between renowned experts from politics, business, science and civil society on the guiding theme “Water. Harvests. Our Future”. It provided a high-level introduction to the topic, outlined its many aspects and thus paved the way for the various discussions at the GFFA.
16:00 - 17:30
High Level Panel I: Hydrostrategic Thinking: The Geopolitics of Water Resilience and Food Security
16:00 - 17:30
Expert Panel 2
Aquaculture and water resilience: innovative pathways to a sustainable blue bioeconomy
Expert Panel 3
Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems
Expert Panel 4
From fragmentation to action: strengthening water governance for resilient agri-food systems
09:00 - 16:00
Cooperation Market
The GFFA Cooperation Market offered an exciting exhibition format, presenting innovative projects, practical examples and new solutions related to the GFFA’s main topic. Numerous scientific institutions, NGOs, companies – including start-ups –, authorities and associations presented their latest innovations and activities. A total of 27 exhibitors presented their creative approaches and forward-looking ideas.
09:30 - 11:00
High Level Panel II: Finding Constructive Solutions to Competing Uses
09:30 - 11:00
Expert Panel 6
From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy
11:30 - 13:00
High Level Panel III: Sustainable Water Resources Management for a Food-secure Africa - raising the voice of agriculture and the blue bioeconomy
11:30 - 13:00
Expert Panel 10
Algae: A blue solution for the global green transformation
Expert Panel 11
Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure
Expert Panel 12
Challenges and opportunities of agricultural water governance in the context of climate change: Pathways for transformation
13:30 - 15:00
Expert Panel 14
Nourish and Flourish: Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture for Feeding 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet
15:30 - 17:00
Expert Panel 15
Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach
Expert Panel 16
Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability
09:30 - 14:30
Public Livestream of the opening 9:30-10am.
Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Conference
The world’s largest informal Conference of Agriculture Ministers took place on the last day of the conference. It constituted the political highlight of the GFFA. During this conference, agriculture ministers from all around the world adopted a joint political communiqué. High-level representatives from 14 international organisations, such as the CFS, FAO, IFAD, IICA, OECD, WTO and the World Bank, attended the conference.
Key Note
H.E. Retno L.P. Marsudi
UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Water / Former Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
Mrs. Marsudi brings distinguished experience in diplomacy with almost four decades, serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia from (2014 – October 2024), during which she oversaw the conduct of the 10th World Water Forum in Bali 2024, leading to a consensually agreed Ministerial Declaration as the outcome of the Forum.
She showed high dedication, reflected through Indonesia’s leadership, including as a non- permanent member of the UN Security Council (2019 – 2020), President of G20 (2022), ChairofASEAN(2023),andmanyotherinternationalentitiesandorganizations. In2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mrs. Marsudi was appointed Co-Chair of the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) Engagement Group to support the participation of 92 lower-middle and low-income economies in the COVAX Facility and ensure equitable access of COVID-19 vaccines. She served as Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands (2012 – 2014), as well as Ambassador to Iceland and Norway (2005–2008).
She is now the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Water since 1st November 2024, after completing her government service.