The Second Session of the COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock was held in hybrid format from 16 to 18 July 2024 at FAO headquarters in Rome.
During this Second Session, delegates discussed the following agenda items related to the three main thematic areas of the Sub-Committee’s Multi-Year Programme of Work (2022-2025) (EN FR ES ZH AR RU):
Sustainable livestock systems for food security, nutrition and inclusive economic growth
- Global assessment of the contribution of livestock to food security, sustainable agrifood systems, nutrition and healthy diets
- Sustainable Livestock Transformation Framework
- Consultations on a voluntary guidance tool for sustainably enhancing the productivity of small-scale livestock producers
- Mainstreaming gender, youth, Indigenous Peoples and people in vulnerable situations into the livestock sector (Written correspondence)
Animal, public and environmental health through the One Health approach
- Review of progress on mainstreaming One Health and biosecurity
- Alternative feeding practices to promote responsible use of antimicrobials
Natural resource use, climate change and biodiversity
- Advances in applied methods for adaptation and mitigation to climate change (Written correspondence)
- Forest and agriculture linkages: A path towards integrating forests, trees and livestock in dryland silvopastoral systems
- Managing soil, land and water resources for sustainable livestock production
Other Matters
- Review of the Multi-Year Programme of Work 2024–27 (Written correspondence)
- Alignment of the Rules of Procedure of the COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock with the Rules of Procedure of COAG