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...

Jakarta, August,7  Indonesia and other countries of the South East Asia Region have achieved significant progress in economic development over the past two decades. Nevertheless, Indonesia’s challenges related to undernutrition remain huge. The fact that

  Jakarta, Indonesia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Centre of Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Indonesia reinforced its commitment to support the prevention, detection and...

23 June 2017 – FAO ECTAD Indonesia is supporting the Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians (FETPV) in Indonesia in order to strengthen the epidemiological capacity of the Government of...

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) conducted workshop on “Land Cover Map Accuracy and Training Workshop on FAO SEPAL Remote Sensing Tool” jointly organised with the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and...

Region’s rapidly aging population needs to increase calcium intake to prevent bone loss and fractures

Minapadi”, Indonesia’s term for “rice-fish farming” has been practiced for generations in Indonesia, and many other parts of East and South-East Asia. Unfortunately, with the introduction of ‘modern’ intensive farming...

Globalization of food supply chains, combined with industrialization and urbanization, has changed the dietary habits of people around the world. These major trends have also brought with them huge food...

As a complex ecosystem rich in biomass, a lot of energy is stored in our forests.  Importantly, forests should not only be seen as a source of energy, but also as...

Indonesia has confirmed its commitment to advance One Health collaboration, with five ministries issuing a joint communique recently on the implementation of One Health in the country, to respond to...