Governance
The World Wagyu Council is comprised of Wagyu breed associations and societies from countries around the world dedicated to cooperative efforts and initiatives for members to promote and develop the integrity of the Wagyu breed and brand internationally.
The World Wagyu Council was first formed in Australia in 2015 and at that time was called The World Wagyu Congress. By resolution six Wagyu breed associations agreed to participate to promote cooperative efforts to advance the Wagyu breed and brand around the world.
The initial breed associations were the Australian Wagyu Association, American Akaushi Association, American Wagyu Association, British Wagyu Association, German Wagyu Association and South African Wagyu Association.
In 2020 the Wagyu society of South African hosted the second international meeting and following that meeting member countries agreed to establish a formal entity that would represent the cooperative efforts of its international members.
World Wagyu Council Meeting Attendees
Full members and associate members and other specialists may be invited to attend meetings of the World Wagyu Council, as required.
Quorum
A quorum will be the delegates of three Full Members.
WWC Committee Meetings
World Wagyu Council meetings are held four times a year with quarterly meetings of the Marketing, Technical and Executive Committees plus a Full Council meeting. Other sub-committees may be formed from time to time. WWC business entity is established in the USA as a non-profit organization with the WWC bank account held in South Africa.
World Wagyu Conference
The World Wagyu Conference will be held every two years. A Council meeting will take place to coincide with the World Wagyu Conference with the meeting will be held in the host country. Conferences are scheduled for South Africa (2026), UK/Germany (2028), South America (2030).
Authority
The World Wagyu Council is authorised to undertake any activities within its charter. The World Wagyu Council can only make recommendations to its Members and has no authority to enforce those recommendations.
Reporting procedures
The Council shall provide the minutes of the World Wagyu Council meetings to the Chairman for approval then circulate the minutes of the meetings to all Full and Associate Members.
The minutes of the World Wagyu Council meeting are to be tabled and accepted at the next World Wagyu Council meeting. The Council is to maintain a list of resolutions and their status is to be reported at the next meeting.
