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FAO Action Plan on AMR in food and agriculture
This product is part of a broader series composed by several factsheets about main activities of the AG Department. This factsheet in particular is about Antimicrobial Resistance. It underlines the importance of FAO's Action Plan and its support to governments, [...]
Antimicrobial resistance and our food systems: challenges and solution
FAO is home to a vast reservoir of knowledge, with experts that include food safety specialists, agronomists, veterinarians, lawyers, aquaculture experts, economists, food and feed scientists, and communication practitioners. With its global reach and wide-ranging expertise and track record in [...]
REVIEW of the Literature on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria from Livestock in East, South and Southeast Asia
The aim of this literature review is to inform policy makers of the state of knowledge on AMR and AMU in south, eastern and south-east Asia
FAO’s work on Antimicrobial Resistance - Information Note no. 4 – November 2015
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural phenomenon of adaptation of microorganisms in the presence of antimicrobial agents and is the consequence of any use of antimicrobial drugs, exacerbated by inappropriate use
Status Report on Antimicrobial Resistance
The 150th Session of Council (December 2014) requested that a document outlining the role of FAO and its partners in relation to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) be tabled at its 151st Session.
The Council also requested that a draft Resolution on AMR [...]