The overall prosperity and well-being of populations around the world highly depend on how well countries manage their food and agricultural sectors, and their precious natural resources, such as land...

Over 4,700 veterinary professionals in 25 countries trained in just one year

  “One Health” is a collaborative effort of health practitioners (veterinarians, MDs, public health officers, epidemiologists, ecologists, toxicologists, environmentalists and others), and their related agencies to achieve optimal health levels for...

In preventing and controlling recurring and cross-sectoral zoonotic diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID), the ‘One Health’ approach forms the basis of the strategy and acts as the framework for...

  A decline in chicken egg production has hit commercial poultry farmers all over Indonesia. Many of them claim that the decline in egg laying has reached over 40%. They suspect...

  Tulus Hadi Wardoyo (67) was busy counting the cash from the sale of chickens that day. As an elder of the Terban Market Poultry Traders Community, Yogyakarta, he understands that...

  Climate change is affecting the livelihoods and food security of rural people around the world. However, when it comes to making policies to address climate change impacts, national decision-makers often...

Foods made from the meat and eggs of ducks are becoming more popular nowadays. The demand for these products has continued to intensify over the last 10 years. This has...

Currently one in every nine people in the world does not have enough food to eat, while overcoming the burden of malnutrition remains a serious challenge to ensure people’s...

The International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) is the largest organization for forestry science students in the world. One of their local committees (IFSA LC UGM) operates at Gadjah Mada University...

The Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians (FETPV), known as PELVI (Program Epidemiologi Lapangan Untuk Veteriner Indonesia) in Indonesia was launched in May 2017. In order to determine concrete steps...

This year’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) just ended on 19 November 2017. FAO ECTAD Indonesia, together with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) of the Republic Indonesia and other related...

The world is “on the move”. Various forms of migration are having a profound impact on people’s food security situation. Globally, 224 million people migrate across borders annually, while 740...

Banda Aceh (25/10/2017). Wildlife is coming to the attention of many parties, especially the health sectors, considering the diseases of wildlife which are potential zoonoses. Under the theme of "Promoting...

Ulus Primawan, a farmer from West Java province received “Asia-Pacific Model Farmers Awards” from Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, together with four other farmers from Afghanistan, Japan,...

A High-level delegation from Kenya visits Indonesia to learn about its decentralized governance structure facilitated by FAO South-South Cooperation. An eight member Kenyan delegation led by Muo Hamisi Williams, the Technical...

Rabies, commonly known as rabid-dog disease, is still a serious threat worldwide with 55,000 deaths per year, more than 50% are in Asia. Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) states that currently...

Sulawesi or as it used to be called the Celebes, is a well-known tourist destination for people around the globe because of its biodiversity and natural beauty. However, this island...

A technical course in REDD+ Measurement Reporting and Verification (MRV) for 30 Indonesian Government Officials took place at University of Melbourne’s Creswick Campus from 4 to 15 September 2017. The...

Story of Amaq Genap, an ex-migrant worker who benefitted from practising Conservation Agriculture. “Compared to my income as a construction worker in Malaysia, I am now better off as a farmer…“Money is...