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29 January 2021
Unagi is synonymous with Japan. This catadromus fish even has special day(s) every summer, Doyo no Ushi no Hi. On that day the Japanese people enjoy a bowl of warm rice with grilled eel, which they believe improves vitality amidst the hot weather. This tradition has been going on for...
27 January 2021
Indonesia is one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world. Harboring the majority of Earth’s species including great number of endemic species, the archipelago is also a hotspot for zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). Undiagnosed diseases can cost morbidity, mortality, and productivity losses in public and animal sectors. Scientists estimate...
19 January 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the recent decision by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council to approve 13 FAO-led projects in 16 countries, totaling some $78.5 million dollars.   The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to help tackle...
30 December 2020
  The 2020 states of Indonesia Forest (SOIFO 2020) published by the Ministry of Forestry and Environment in collaboration with FAO of the United Nations was launched in the Ministerial office in Jakarta today (30/12). The event were attended by more than 500 high rank and key field officers across Indonesia...
23 December 2020
Food and Agriculture Organization’s Emergency Center for Transboundary and Animal Diseases (FAO ECTAD)  supported the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, to increase coordination, collaboration, and communication across sectors by holding One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) tool sensitization and training sessions in preparation for Indonesia’s...