FAO in Indonesia

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28 September 2018
  Tangerang, the results of surveillance for avian influenza virus in poultry markets in the Greater Jakarta area, which has been carried out since 2009 indicated that avian flu virus is found in 60-70% of Jakarta’s live bird markets. Poultry facilities such as poultry transport vehicles, poultry collector yards and slaughterhouses...
30 August 2018
Sleman, The Road to Zero Hunger Campaign Team FAO Indonesia (30/8) stepped on Yogyakarta as the second city in the 2018 World Food Day campaign series under the global theme "Our Actions are Our Future, Zero Hunger 2030 is possible". This campaign is part of the awareness-raising programme for Indonesians, especially...
09 August 2018
Approximately 100 poultry farmers and related officials were present in Blitar Regency to participate in the socialization of poultry farm assessment results, conducted by the Blitar Department of Livestock and Fisheries, the East Java Provincial Department of Livestock, the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services (DGLAHS) and FAO...
05 August 2018
FAO Indonesia kicked off the campaign for the 2018 World Food Day under the banner "Road to Zero Hunger" in the capital city of West Java, Bandung on 5th August. This campaign is part of the awareness-raising programme for Indonesians, especially for youth and millennials, about food and nutrition issues...
23 July 2018
Between 2005 and 2017, 200 human cases of avian influenza (AI) occurred in Indonesia, causing 168 fatalities (WHO). The Greater Jakarta Area recorded the highest number of AI cases, which might be due to the large number of live poultry entering the Jakarta trading and market network every day. The...