The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) was established by FAO’s Agricultural Development Economics Division in 2007 to address the need for increased knowledge exchange in the Food Security and Nutrition area. It offers a neutral and facilitated online platform for interaction among the different communities involved in Food Security, such as academics, researchers, development practitioners and policy-makers. 
The Forum reflects FAO’s objective to strengthen its outreach and to address a wider range of stakeholders by using informal, uncomplicated and efficient ways of communication. 
The Forum has been awarded with the FAO Innovation Fund.