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 130 Member Nations and generally meets every two years, but may hold additional sessions if needed.
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 Committee is open to all Members which notify the Director-General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in its work. The notification may be made at any time but not later than 10 days before the opening date of a session.
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Sub-Committee on Livestock
The Committee on Agriculture (COAG) established the Sub-Committee on Livestock in October 2020, at its 27th Session, with a mandate to discuss and build consensus on livestock issues and priorities, and advise, through COAG, the FAO Council and the FAO Conference, on technical and policy programmes and activities needed to optimize the contribution of livestock, including poverty alleviation, food security and nutrition, and livelihoods, and the realization of the 2030 Agenda.
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