The NCYI is hosted by NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program and the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and is a part of the World Food Prize Foundation’s Global Youth Institute. Youth come to campus in the spring of each year to attend the two-day long institute at NC State University and share a research paper and poster they have created among peers and a panel of judges. Hands-on workshops, field trips, keynotes and career development round out the event.