Antimicrobial Resistance

About AMR

What is it?
What is it?
FAO's role
FAO's role
Who we are
Who we are
Key sectors
Key sectors

Antimicrobial drugs are key in the treatment of diseases, and their use is essential to protect both human and animal health. However, antimicrobials misuse in the livestock sector, aquaculture and crop production is a major concern as a risk for emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant micro-organisms.

Key facts

In 2019, 5 million human deaths were associated by bacterial antimicrobial resistance worldwide, including 1.3 million human deaths attributable to bacterial AMR (The Lancet)

27 different antimicrobial classes used in animals

Total global animal health market in 2011 was equivalent to USD 22 billion (OECD)

118 countries reported quantitative data on antimicrobial use in animals between 2015 and 2017, an increase from 89 reporting in 2015

Publications

The FAO Progressive Management Pathway for Antimicrobial Resistance

The FAO Progressive Management Pathway for Antimicrobial Resistance (FAO-PMP-AMR) is a tool designed by FAO to support countries in developing, revising, and implementing the food and agriculture components of National Action Plans on AMR (AMR-NAPs). [...]

Antimicrobial use practices in the livestock sector in Armenia

The Understanding Antimicrobial Use in Food and Agriculture series is a compilation of country reports, each describing antimicrobial use (AMU) practices and awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the livestock sector. This issue of the [...]

University curriculum assessment on the learning outcomes related to antimicrobial resistance at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Management at the Shakarim State University of Semey

The Strengthening Veterinary Education on Antimicrobial Resistance series compiles assessment reports of veterinary education institutions, detailing strengths and areas for improvement in the institutions’ curricula, and recommendations to enhance their education on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) [...]

News

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025

The theme for World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025 is “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.” This theme underscores the urgent need for bold, coordinated, cross-sectoral action to address AMR, a growing global [...]

FAO launches second annual InFARM open call for data on antimicrobial resistance

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the second annual open call for data under its International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (InFARM) system. For the first time, the 2025 call [...]

Keeping Pigs Healthy, One Litter at a Time

In Cambodia’s livestock sector, smallholder farmers play a crucial role in food production. However, they face increasing challenges related to animal health, including the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). When antibiotics are used excessively or [...]

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