International Year of Millets – 2023, proposal from India – Application to UN adoption

Abstract

The United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) steers international efforts to achieve food security for all and ensures that people have regular access to enough high-quality food. The Committee on Agriculture (COAG) is one of FAO’s governing bodies providing overall policy and regulatory guidance on agricultural issues. It 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. The COAG was established in 1971 and has over 130 member Nations, generally meets every two years to review specific matters related to agriculture, food and nutrition referred to the committee.