FAO celebrates World Food Day (WFD) each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. The global theme for World Food Day 2020 is “Grow,...

The Peak of the FAO Indonesia campaign series for World Food Day is held today (31/10) through the “Food Heroes Day” Webinar, which presents food heroes along the food chain...

Everyone across our food sector plays an important role in ensuring nutritious food is available – Consumers are more than just eaters; they also have the power to influence what...

This year’s World Food Day is not ordinary day. It comes as the world continues to fight the COVID - 19 Pandemic. The Pandemic exposed the fragility of the agri-food...

Jakarta,  — Indonesia is a leptospirosis hotspot reporting up to 800 cases per year, but this is probably hugely under reporting the actual situation. Leptospirosis has its primary reservoir in rats...

The COVID-19 global health crisis has been a time to reflect on things we truly cherish and our most basic needs. These uncertain times have made many of us rekindle...

Livestock emergency preparedness and response for areas at high risk of volcanic eruptions  Jakarta – Indonesia has 129 active volcanoes which are among the most active volcanoes in the Asia Pacific...

Jakarta, 24 September 2020 - Directorate General of Veterinary Public Health, Directorate General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, FAO ECTAD, and the United States Agency for...

Data from Market Community Survey conducted by COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement Team -- consisting of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...

Jakarta/Thimpu/Bangkok/Rome Government representatives from  46 countries in the Asia Pacific region gathered virtually today at the 35th Session of FAO’s Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) examining the present...

Bangkok/Thimphu As COVID-19 continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across many countries of the Asia-Pacific region, it has led to setbacks in the fight to end hunger and malnutrition, the Food...

Jakarta – The current COVID-19 global pandemic and other prior outbreaks such as coronavirus Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Ebola remind us of the importance of the understanding of zoonoses...

The arrival of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has had a great impact on agriculture and food systems in Asia and the Pacific, a region already beset by climate and weather...

  - Six new projects will pilot innovative approaches to strengthen legality compliance The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched six new projects in support of legal...

Bangkok/Manila/Jakarta/Rome Asia-Pacific’s smallholder family farmers produce most of the world’s food, yet they are facing a disproportionate impact on their livelihoods and food security due to the present coronavirus pandemic, a...

ROME/BANGKOK: The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Jong-Jin Kim as Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, effective...

  Amidst the Pandemic of Covid 19, Indonesia celebrated the 2nd World Food Safety Day (10/6), in a webinar led by National Drugs and Food Authority (BPOM) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The...

Today the world observed the World Food Safety Day which gained a momentum during Covid 19 pandemic where everyone has needed to pay extra attention to their food safety.  The pandemic...

Jakarta – As the COVID-19 epidemic rages on in Indonesia, the government eventually increased the number of laboratories allowed to test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the cause of Coronavirus disease....

Conservation and sustainable use can work together to protect plants, animals and livelihoods