Publications archive
Country progress in the implementation of the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance: WHO, FAO and OIE launch global tripartite database
This flyer summarizes the process and results of an FAO/WHO/OIE country self-assessment questionnaire on the status of development and implementation of National Action Plans on AMR in member countries.
The FAO action plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2016-2020
Supporting the food and agriculture sectors in implementing the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance to minimize the impact of antimicrobial resistance (available also in French and Spanish)
Antimicrobial Resistance in Food and Agriculture
This information sheet focuses on the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which represents a crosscutting threat to human health. It describes the trend of antimicrobial use in agriculture and the various practices that can be implemented to reduce its [...]
Drivers, dynamics and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in animal production
It is now accepted that increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria affecting humans and animals in recent decades is primarily influenced by an
increase in usage of antimicrobials [...]
Addressing Antimicrobial Usage in Livestock Production Industry (Factsheet)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural phenomenon in which microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites adapt
to antimicrobial agents [...]