Bioeconomy Innovations and Investments Forum – for tackling food loss and waste and unsustainable agrifood system (BIIF 2025) (25-27 November 2025, Bangkok, Thailand)

On 25-27 November 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)-Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG)/United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), co-organized the Bioeconomy Innovations and Investment Forum 2025 with an objective to address key issues related to food loss and waste and bioeconomy applications across all agricultural sectors - crops, livestock, fisheries, and forestry - that are relevant for ensuring sustainability. The Forum brought together nearly 600 participants from governments, private sector, research institutions, investors, start-ups, and civil society. The Forum provided a platform to exchange knowledge and experiences on bioeconomy innovations, including for reducing food waste and loss, strengthen capacity among stakeholders, and connect innovators with investors to facilitate replication and scaling up of successful bioeconomy solutions for agrifood system transformation.

Bioeconomy strategies allow catalyzing the transition to more efficient and responsible agrifood value chains, while reducing pressures on the global environment (such as climate change, and biodiversity loss) concurrently. Global interest in bioeconomy is accelerating but cooperation remains fragmented, prompting calls for more coherence and cooperation. UNCRD addressed the significance of Asia-Pacific's transition to bioeconomy in line with the Jaipur Declaration on 3R and Circular Economy (2025-2035) and contributed to the enhancement of partnership and capacity building among stakeholders including governments, private sector, investors, researchers, academic and civil society. For details, please visit here.

Related Document:

BIIF 2025 Flyer (Concept Note and Programme)

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