Cross-regional learning through sessions where participants shared agrifood challenges and solutions from their countries and identified approaches they could adapt at home.

Application of systems thinking through group activities, strengthening participants’ ability to navigate trade-offs and build consensus.

Exposure to high-level policy dialogue through participation in the Global Food Security Summit, attending plenary sessions, joining side events, engaging with decision-makers.

Development of forward-looking perspectives through a strategic foresight session and a roundtable competition, where participants explored possible futures for agrifood systems and defined the roles they could play within them.

Sessions on engagement with FAO initiatives, covering access to technical support, visibility and potential funding mechanisms.

Direct exposure to implementation realities through a field visit to Elite Agro Holding, allowing participants to test assumptions against real production systems.

Co-development of solutions through a hackathon, where teams worked on three challenges with guidance from FAO mentors, moving from initial concepts to structured proposals.

Formation of a global network spanning 55 countries and multiple sectors, positioning participants for continued collaboration beyond the programme.