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Expanding the AMR fight beyond animals: integrating plant and aquaculture sectors Kadoma - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly recognized as a critical challenge to global health and agrifood systems, threatening productivity, trade, and environmental integrity. While Zimbabwe has advanced AMR surveillance in human, [...]

Transforming poultry farming and curbing AMR risks through participatory learning   Harare - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural phenomenon in which micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites develop the ability to survive exposure to antimicrobial agents, rendering medications less effective or ineffective [...]

As the world marks World AMR Awareness Week, FAO reaffirmed its strong commitment to tackling AMR across Europe and Central Asia during the closing day of the second International Conference on Food Safety and Joint Efforts to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance. [...]

Regional training builds capacity on the International FAO AMR monitoring system (InFARM) to boost regional and global AMR surveillance

Almost 1,200 veterinarians, policymakers, animal health professionals, and researchers from around the world have successfully completed FAO’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Social and behavioural science to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agrifood systems, receiving certificates of completion [...]

“Sustainable Development of Food Safety Beyond Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)” was the central theme of discussions at the 5th Global Conference on Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (GCFA), held on 16–17 September in Seoul. The GCFA is the only international event dedicated exclusively [...]

More than 50 participants from 15 countries across Asia and the Pacific gathered in Bangkok for the second regional training on the use of the International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (InFARM) System and IT platform, marking a key milestone as [...]

To help countries better understand how InFARM works and what it requires, the FAO Virtual Learning Centers (VLCs)  launched a new self-paced, open-access course titled InFARM Essentials: An Overview. This newly released course is designed primarily for national AMR focal points, equipping them [...]

Over 100 participants from across Cambodia’s animal production and feed sectors convened in Siem Reap 14–16 July for a national workshop focused on improving animal nutrition to reduce the need for antimicrobial use (AMU) in livestock farming. The event was [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a new tool to support countries, especially low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), in tackling the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by improving how they monitor veterinary drug [...]