FAO in Indonesia

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23 February 2017
Synergising cross-sectoral collaboration in the fight against emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Indonesia has paved the way for One Health capacity development among the different sectors working at the human, animal and environment health interfaces. Developing One Health capacity is not...
20 January 2017
“Minapadi”, Indonesia’s term for “rice-fish farming” has been practiced for generations in Indonesia, and many other parts of East and South-East Asia. Unfortunately, with the introduction of ‘modern’ intensive farming techniques, especially those that include the use of pesticides, the fish and other aquatic animals that traditionally kept the rice...
30 December 2016
          Distinguished Bapak Sjarief Widjaja – Secretary General of The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Distinguished Bapak M. Zulfichar Mochtar -  Director General of the Agency for Marine and Fisheries Research and Development who is also the acting Director General of Capture Fisheries  Distinguished Bapak Toni Ruchimat, Director of Fisheries Resources –...
06 December 2016
Over the past three years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], in partnership with the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) of the Ministry of Agriculture, have been introducing conservation agriculture (CA) techniques in Nusa Tenggara Timur and Nusa Tenggara Barat Provinces to enhance...
19 November 2016
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a global threat to public and animal health, which impacts agriculture, food security and environmental security. Antimicrobial resistance is characterised by the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic treatment - or commonly known as "superbugs", resulting in prolonged illness as infections become more difficult...