Sessions

At its 27th Session in October 2020, the Committee on Agriculture (COAG, the Committee) established the Sub-Committee on Livestock (the Sub-Committee) with a mandate to discuss and build consensus on livestock issues and priorities, and advise COAG, and through it, the FAO Council and the FAO Conference, on technical and policy programmes and activities needed to optimize the contribution of livestock to the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the realization of the 2030 Agenda, including poverty alleviation, food security and nutrition, and livelihoods. The establishment of the Sub-Committee was subsequently endorsed by the FAO Conference at its 42th Session in June 2021.

Sessions are be held every two years prior to the COAG sessions with timing that enables the Committee to take into consideration the report of the Sub-Committee. Operating in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, the membership of the Sub-Committee is open to all COAG Member Nations. It also welcomes applications for participation as observers from civil society and other organizations.