The 30th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) will be held from 20-24 July 2026 at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy in a hybrid modality.
The biennial session of COAG brings together Ministers for Agriculture, Livestock, Natural Resource Management, food safety and nutrition and other relevant areas, Members Representatives, as well as FAO partners to exchange and provide strategic direction for FAO's work towards advancing better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, through the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, leaving no one behind.During the 2026 Session, delegates will engage in discussions covering a wide range of matters aligned with the COAG mandate. These will include fostering innovation in food security, bioeconomy, One Health, advancing climate resilience, sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity, and sustainable land and water management, the Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Livestock Transformation, as well as women, youth, family farmers and smallholders as agents of rural development and poverty reduction.
Day 1 | 30 September
Day 2 | 1 October
Day 3 | 2 October
Day 4 | 3 October
Day 5 | 4 October
Adoption of the report
Joining the event
Registering for the 29th Session of the Committee on Agriculture
Members’ accreditation for the 29th Session of the Committee on Agriculture opened on _____, on the Members Gateway. Please note that each delegate will need to insert in the form an email account for accreditation. The same email address should be inserted in the Zoom registration form, to grant the participant access to the virtual meeting platform.
Designated observers are kindly requested to send names, official titles, addresses and email accounts to attend the Session, by e-mail to [email protected], together with a recent passport-size digital photograph.
All meetings of the 29th Session of the COAG will be conducted in hybrid modality with both physical presence in FAO headquarters and participation through the Zoom videoconferencing platform. The link to access the Zoom virtual meeting platform will be made available upon receipt of the above information.
For clarifications or questions kindly contact [email protected].
Substantive topics
The discussion documents can be accessed here.
Discussions will also cover:
- FAO's Programme of Work in the Agrifood Sectors under the Strategic Framework 2022-31
- Report of the Global Soil Partnership
- Guidelines for Integrated Land Use Planning
- Revising the FAO/WHO International Code of Conduct on Pesticides Management
- Implementation of the recommendations of the 29th Session of COAG
- Multi-Year Programme of Work of the Committee
