The 39th World Farmers' Congress (WFC), with the theme ‘How to feed the planet's nine billion inhabitants by 2050,' is the biennial flagship event of the Federation, where leaders from the world's farmers' organizations come together to discuss and take action on key policy issues.

The event begins with meetings of IFAP committees including commodities (dairy products, grains and oilseeds meats and feeds and tropical products), regional groups (Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Mediterranean) and specialized committees (cooperatives, cooperation and development, youth and women in agriculture).

Farmers in both the north and the south of the Mediterranean Basin have accordingly decided to group together within IFAP to develop the benefits of their products. Based on the observation that there is a lack of consideration for the needs of the Mediterranean region in international development policies, farm leaders from both sides of the Basin, have pleaded the urgency of creating a Mediterranean structure within IFAP. Created in 1990, the Committee advocates peace and stability in the region and the strengthening of regional integration between the countries of Southern Europe, North Africa and Middle East. The Committee particularly supports an integrated approach to Mediterranean agriculture aimed at sustainable development and the establishment of a coherent policy.