Animal Production and Health Commission in Asia and the Pacific

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14/07/2023

¡Alerte! Un bandit d'envergure internationale est en fuite et l'aide de tous est nécessaire pour l'appréhender. C’est la Peste Porcine Africaine. Vous êtes la clé de leur capture.

01/08/2023

The European Commission for the Control, of foot-and-mouth disease (EuFMD) is piloting the use of drones for early detection, surveillance, and outbreak management of FMD and similar transboundary animal diseases. This video shows a drone flying over a foot-and-mouth disease affected area in Keny...

02/08/2023

The video showcases two successful examples of dairy farms in the Southern and Northern parts of Kazakhstan that have implemented digital technologies to achieve economic benefits, efficient utilization of workers' time, and the well-being of their cows. These good practices were documented in t...

10/08/2023

¡Breaking News! An international bandit is on the run and everyone's help is needed to apprehend him. Is the African Swine Fever.

21/08/2023

Commercial small and medium-scale poultry farms are mushrooming in, and around urban centers driven by the objective to satisfy the demand of animal source food (ASF) of a growing population. These poultry farms have too often low biosecurity levels, which creates public health risks. In a recent...

21/09/2023

A series of data-rich webinars to bring participants up to date on specific scientific and technical topics related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and how to contain it. In this specific webinar, Prof. Martine Boulianne from the University of Montreal in Canada presented research results and...

21/09/2023

Recent health emergencies like: COVID-19, MPOX and Ebola, and common diseases like: avian influenza, rabies and yellow fever, other neglected diseases like rabies, and Vector borne diseases including denge and yellow fever, all illustrate the strong relationship between the health of humans, anim...

22/09/2023

Sustainable livestock production plays an important role in ensuring livelihoods, food security, and nutrition globally. Ahead of the Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation hosted in Rome by FAO from 25 to 27 September 2023, Thanawat Tiensin, Director of the Animal Production a...

31/10/2023

This video captures the essence of innovative discussions and transformative initiatives to address the pressing issues of livestock, climate change, and methane emission reduction in Asia and the Pacific. Participants of the FAO regional workshop “Enhancing national climate actions to reduce met...

31/05/2023

This video was produced by the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) to raise awareness of Rift Valley fever amongst farmers. It outlines the main transmission routes of RVF and the clinical signs which characterize the infection. Furthermore, the actions which nee...

08/05/2023

More than 2,400 livestock breeds are at risk of extinction, while 600 are already extinct, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). If managed sustainably, this diversity can be used to increase production and allow livestock to adapt to challenges such as climate change. FAO's I...

17/03/2023

FAO is working with Members and partners to ensure good practices are followed to keep cell-based food safe.

29/11/2022

Cell-based food production, also known as cellular agriculture, involves culturing cells isolated from animals followed by processing to produce food products that are comparable to the corresponding animal versions, such as meat, poultry, aquatic products, daily products and eggs. Masami Takeuch...

07/02/2023

In the Asia-Pacific region, FAO is working with its Member Nations to help them advance to the 2030 Agenda by achieving the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, better environment and a better life – leaving no one behind. This short video looks at how a cooperative-run Digital Vill...

27/01/2023

Have you ever wondered how global food prices are monitored? How is the information of the costs gathered, and how is it related to the “real” prices we pay for buying food in the market? The FAO Food Price Index, which has become the benchmark for tracking changes in international food commod...

14/10/2020

While the world’s attention has focused on a human pandemic, African swine fever (ASF) is still threatening our livelihood. Although the ASF virus does not pose a hazard or risk to humans, it is a highly contagious and deadly pig disease that has already caused huge economic losses and consider...

09/07/2021

This video is a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Regional Representation ...

03/12/2020

For the 2nd Africa Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, international and regional organizations aim to raise awareness on the risks of AMR, including the drivers of AMR spread between animal-human-food and the environment. Don't let antimicrobial resistance take control. Be responsibl...

05/08/2020

This video showcases the first in a series of e-learning courses on rinderpest. The course provides an overview of rinderpest eradication and illustrates the consequences of a possible re-emergence. It is designed to boost the knowledge gaps on what this eradicated disease looked like to be rapid...

11/08/2020

This video explains what Peste des Petits Ruminants is, how it affects sheep and goats, its potential impact on farmers’ livelihoods and incomes, and what FAO and OIE are doing to combat and eradicate this disease.