FAO in Indonesia

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19 July 2018
The Governments of Indonesia and Timor-Leste met in Jakarta over three days to launch a new project on “Enabling Transboundary Cooperation for Sustainable Management of the Indonesian Seas”, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Covering the Indonesian Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (ISLME), the two Governments are collaborating to...
06 July 2018
The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Indonesia warned farmers on the threats to the national poultry sector from avian influenza and other viruses. In early 2017, Indonesia detected H9N2 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) virus that causes a drop in...
04 July 2018
The FAO Representative in Indonesia Stephen Rudgard presented his credentials to the Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman in Jakarta (3/7) In the meeting, they agreed that Indonesia’s agricultural development under the leadership of the President Joko Widodo is now evolving beyond the national “Upsus” programme. The special programme was an early priority...
27 June 2018
Saskatoon,  The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) together with the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Indonesia encourage the mass media to be more active in publicising the issue of pandemic diseases, especially in raising awareness to prevent and control new Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) and reduce the threat...
25 June 2018
Saskatoon,   Indonesia participated in the fifth International One Health Congress in Saskatoon, Canada on 22-25 June 2018 to share its experiences in preventing and controlling Emerging Infectious Diseases and reducing the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) using the “One Health” approach.  Through the presentation of two posters titled: "Building cross-sectoral One Health...