Committee on Agriculture - COAG 26
The Committee on Agriculture (COAG) is one of FAO’s Governing Bodies providing overall policy and regulatory guidance on issues relating to agriculture, livestock, food safety, nutrition, rural development and natural resource management. Established in 1971, the Committee has over 100 Member Nations and generally meets every two years, but may hold additional sessions if needed. As FAO’s main technical advisory committee on agriculture, COAG is responsible for:
- Reviewing major agricultural and nutritional problems and proposing concerted action by FAO’s Member Nations;
- Advising the FAO Council and the Director General on activities relating to agriculture, livestock, food, nutrition and natural resource management, with particular emphasis on all the social, technical, economic, institutional and structural aspects relating to agricultural and rural development in general;
- Reviewing specific matters relating to agriculture, food and nutrition referred to the Committee.
COAG also provides advice and recommendations to the FAO Conference on global agricultural policy and regulatory matters, and to the FAO Council on matters relating to the organization’s priorities, programmes and budgets. Its Secretariat is located in the Office of the Assistant Director-General in the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department. Operating in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, the membership of COAG is open to all FAO members. It also welcomes applications for participation as observers from civil society and other organizations.
The FAO Land and Water division will be an active participant during COAG26. CBL will play host to 2 sessions on the third day of the COAG and will also hold 2 Speakers Corner Sessions during the week. This years theme for the COAG is "Innovations for sustainable food and agriculture", and no less than 3 of our initiatives have been selected as part of the exhibit to be held in the FAO Atrium. The Global Map of Organic Soil Carbon, The Water Productivity Open-access portal (WaPOR) and and 'Solar technologies for small-scale irrigation and water management'.