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Antimicrobial growth promoters may offer short-term productivity gains, but the long-term economic costs of rising antimicrobial resistance are far higher Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant long-term threat to food security, livestock production, economic welfare and human health, making it imperative [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded its 2nd International Symposium on Pathways to Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials to Support Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation in Chongqing, China, on 29 April 2026, bringing together around 300 [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially closed the second open call for data of the International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (InFARM) system on 15 December 2025. The 2025 cycle represents a landmark year for global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in animal [...]

Addis Ababa - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UK-funded Fleming Fund project have marked ten years of collaboration to strengthen action against AMR. Through the Fleming Fund, the partnership supports the food and agriculture sectors [...]

More than 40 government officials from Cambodia’s MOH, MAFF, MOE, and academic institutions participated in the training.

Technical review begins to fill a research gap and details challenges and opportunities Rome – Food loss and waste (FLW) can be a reservoir and even an accelerator for anti-microbial resistance (AMR), highlighting that it should be integrated into AMR surveillance and [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a testing version of the Farm 5Gs Checklist through RENOFARM, its 10-year initiative to reduce the need for antimicrobials on farms and support sustainable agrifood systems transformation. The checklist is now openly accessible for field testing via KoboCollect  [...]

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the most pressing global health challenges. While 178 countries including all 11 countries in the Southeast Asian Region have developed multisectoral National Action Plans (NAPs) on AMR, only 27% report successful implementation, and just [...]

From 17 to 21 November 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) organized the second Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials on Farms for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation (RENOFARM) training workshop at NAU in Nanjing, China.     The training contributes to one of the RENOFARM targets: [...]

More than 100 young professionals, researchers, and experts from around the world gathered on 1-2 December in Nanjing, China for the FAO–Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) One Health Global Youth Summit, a two-day event aimed at strengthening youth leadership in addressing interconnected challenges across human, animal, [...]