Is COSA information shared?
Yes, but identifying details are kept private. COSA will house the largest independent collection of agricultural sustainability data in the world. It has a mandate to generate globally comparable information and share that information publicly so that everyone – from farmers to policymakers – can effectively make appropriate choices about sustainability. COSA’s partnership with the United Nation’s International Trade Centre (ITC) allows it to provide an open global platform and database for natural resource sustainability. To share the measurement tools and processes with research institutions for analysis, COSA will employ quality control measures to help ensure globally comparable results and fair access. It will offer results in simple to use formats that are publicly available.
