FAO in India

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07 May 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a one-day consultation with senior officials from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) to discuss ongoing and future collaborative initiatives of FAO and the Government of India. The consultation was attended by Mr Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative in...
02 May 2024
Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative in India along with Dr Roderico Ofrin WHO Representative to India, and the FAO ECTAD India team visited the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in New Delhi on 2 May 2024 to gain first-hand knowledge of health information management. NCDC has developed an Integrated Health Information...
29 April 2024
Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative in India and FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) team participated in a two-day expert consultation to develop the Poultry Action Plan of India. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India organised the two-day consultation on 29-30 April 2024 in New...
18 April 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-IIMR) organized an international webinar on ‘Development of Millets in India’ on 18 April 2024. The event was organized under FAO’s One Country One Priority...
08 April 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met the Animal Husbandry Commissioner of India (AHC), Dr Abhijit Mitra to formulate a comprehensive standard veterinary treatment guideline tailored for India. The consensus was to structure these guidelines either by system or by species, leading to the proposal of...