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FAO has launched its ambitious and wide-ranging global information system aimed at developing and strengthening operational national surveillance systems so they can efficiently contribute to generating reliable and timely antimicrobial resistance (AMR) evidence in animals and food at national, regional, [...]

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today highlighted the urgent nature of the challenge posed by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) stressing the critical need for coordinated cross-sectoral action. 

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to public health, animal health, and the environment. In Kenya, the overreliance on antimicrobials in poultry farming has led to the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria, which can affect both animals and [...]

The UN Member States have a crucial role in the efforts against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobials, which include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiseptics, and antiparasitic, are vital tools in our defense against pathogens. However, their misuse and overuse in public health [...]

FAO has spearheaded an innovative initiative with the aim of reducing the industry's reliance on antimicrobials and enhancing biosecurity measures in Tanzania's broiler farming systems...

The first in a new series of “Success Stories” has been published to promote the work of the FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project.

The first in a new series of “Success Stories” has been published to promote the work of the FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project.

Rongchang, Chongqing, China, 25-26 April 2024 We, participants of the international symposium convened in Rongchang, Chongqing, on 25 – 26 April 2024, under the theme of Pathways to reduce the need for antimicrobials to support sustainable livestock transformation, hereby declare: Recognizing that antimicrobial [...]

RENOFARM, or Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials on Farms for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation already piloted in Indonesia, Uganda and Nigeria

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global health and development challenge, threatening human and animal health and welfare, food security and nutrition, food safety, productivity, and the environment, as well as the livelihoods of farmers worldwide. FAO has compiled a repository of [...]