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03 April 2017
Globalization of food supply chains, combined with industrialization and urbanization, has changed the dietary habits of people around the world. These major trends have also brought with them huge food control and food safety issues, posing an important challenge to national authorities. As a result of food contamination, foodborne illnesses are...
Globalization of food supply chains, combined with industrialization and urbanization, has changed the dietary habits of people around the world. These major trends have also brought with them huge food control and food safety issues, posing an important challenge to national authorities. As a result of food contamination, foodborne illnesses are...
21 March 2017
As a complex ecosystem rich in biomass, a lot of energy is stored in our forests. Importantly, forests should not only be seen as a source of energy, but also as a vehicle for climate change mitigation through the absorption of energy. Globally, forests hold energy estimated at approximately 10 times...
As a complex ecosystem rich in biomass, a lot of energy is stored in our forests. Importantly, forests should not only be seen as a source of energy, but also as a vehicle for climate change mitigation through the absorption of energy. Globally, forests hold energy estimated at approximately 10 times...
16 March 2017
Indonesia has confirmed its commitment to advance One Health collaboration, with five ministries issuing a joint communique recently on the implementation of One Health in the country, to respond to emerging disease threats and address global health challenges including Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Gathered during the seminar on “One Health Stakeholders Collaboration...
Indonesia has confirmed its commitment to advance One Health collaboration, with five ministries issuing a joint communique recently on the implementation of One Health in the country, to respond to emerging disease threats and address global health challenges including Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Gathered during the seminar on “One Health Stakeholders Collaboration...
12 March 2017
Jakarta, Indonesia – During her visit to Indonesia, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Kundhavi Kadiresan, met today with the Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, in order to exchange views on the growing collaboration between FAO and the Government of Indonesia. Kadiresan learned about Indonesia’s efforts...
Jakarta, Indonesia – During her visit to Indonesia, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Kundhavi Kadiresan, met today with the Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, in order to exchange views on the growing collaboration between FAO and the Government of Indonesia. Kadiresan learned about Indonesia’s efforts...
10 March 2017
The FAO Assessment Tool for Laboratory and Antimicrobial Resistance (ATLASS) gets a kick start in Indonesia this week, reinforcing the country’s planned implementation of the national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance system. In piloting the new tool to assess national AMR surveillance in livestock, a joint team of FAO and the Chulalongkorn...
The FAO Assessment Tool for Laboratory and Antimicrobial Resistance (ATLASS) gets a kick start in Indonesia this week, reinforcing the country’s planned implementation of the national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance system. In piloting the new tool to assess national AMR surveillance in livestock, a joint team of FAO and the Chulalongkorn...
