Stimulating, engaging, and thorough discussions surrounding the interconnectedness of food systems and climate action were thrashed out at the IFIAD 2021 Annual Conference. This year’s conference was based on the theme of “A Year of Action: Food and Climate. Taking agriculture and food systems to COP26 and beyond” in celebration of World Food Day and to continue the building momentum of the Food Systems Summit’s urgent plea to place food systems at the centre of climate discussions to carry forward into COP26.