FAO Reiterates the Need to Embrace Agriculture in the Global Health Security Agenda
25/08/2016
As the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) calls for more engagement of human health, animal health and other sectors in order to deliver health security using a One Health approach,...
Local Students Take Action, Inspire Change for Food Security
20/08/2016
Tangerang students honour legacy of Nelson Mandela with community service
Students from 11 Adiwiyata Schools in Tangerang, Banten, gathered with their teachers at SMKN 2 Tangerang, a vocational school for agriculture...
Bali Agrees on SOP for Integrated Bite Case Management under the One Health Umbrella
18/08/2016
In a bid to optimise the rabies eradication programme in Bali, national and local stakeholders have agreed on the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the implementation of the Integrated Bite...
FAO Indonesia Launches Free Mobile Application for Layer Poultry Farmers
29/07/2016
Bridging the need of poultry farmers to manage their productivity in the digital age, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Indonesia launched today Petelur.ID, a mobile...
FAOR Indonesia and Timor Leste Statement to the Ministerial Meeting on Traceability of Fish and Fisheries Product
27/07/2016
Your Excellency, Susi Pudjiastuti Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia
Excellencies, Ministers from the Asia Pacific Region
Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen
On behalf of the FAO Director General,...
Commite on Forestry 23rd session: Follow up to the second International conference on nutrition
22/07/2016
In November 2014, by adopting the Rome Declaration and the Framework for Action at the ICN2, world leaders renewed their commitments to establish and implement policies aimed at eradicating malnutrition...
War against rabies enhanced through Dog Population Management
22/07/2016
To urgently bring the rabies control campaign back on track through a more comprehensive and coordinated program, the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) is set to launch...
FAO Director-General Meeting with Indonesia's Minister for Marine Affairs and Fisheries
13/07/2016
Indonesia joined global effort against illegal fishing
Once upon a time in the future of food and agriculture
12/07/2016
Poster and video contest asks children from around the globe to use their creativity to explore the 2016 World Food Day theme
Celebrate Indonesian pulses diversity to address food security and environment challenges
02/06/2016
The numbers of undernourished people are continue to decline from year to year. However, it is estimated that around 800 million people are still in hunger today, and nearly 20...
Government and FAO Urge Public to Stay Alert for Bird Flu
16/05/2016
Following recent developments on the Avian Influenza (AI) situation in Indonesia and considering the fact that Indonesia is still regarded as one of the hotspots for the spread of AI...
Facts of Indonesia Peatland and Paludiculture Practices
10/05/2016
In 2009, the President of Indonesia announced a commitment to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26 percent from business as usual (BAU) with domestic funding and 41 percent with...
Bali fights against rabies with Mass Dog Vaccination
18/04/2016
Bali Province reinforces the war against rabies with the 7th round of mass dog vaccination which starts today in Desa Munggu, Badung District. This effort is a major part of...
New project agreement signed to prevent and control Emerging Pandemic Threats in Indonesia
04/03/2016
A new project agreement was signed between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] and the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture,...
Ricefish-farming increases farmers' income
16/12/2015
Rice-fish farming developed by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) through the Directorate General of Aquatic (DGA) has shown its results. Working together with the Food and Agriculture...
Indonesian 8-Year Old Girl Wins First Prize at FAO/Rome World Food Day Poster Contest
08/11/2015
Gifti Bunga Adianti is an 8-year old from Bogor, West Java, who participated with her school friends in a global Student Poster Contest organized by the Food Agricultural Organization of...
FAO Indonesia postage stamps series published
17/10/2015
Palembang.- Today, we celebrate the World Food Day 2015 and the 70 years of FAO. To mark the occasion, FAO Indonesia has published a set of eight (8) postage stamps and...
FAO Awards “70th Anniversary Medals” to Honour Indonesian farmers and partners
16/10/2015
This year's World Food Day marked the 70th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO has been working with governments and non-state actors to tackle...
Bogor’s children show empathy with Indonesia’s rural poor through art
29/08/2015
Globally, more than 75 percent of the extremely poor and chronically undernourished people in developing countries live in rural areas, where agriculture, fisheries, and forestry are the primary source of...
Reception and Guided Tour of Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
25/06/2015
Over the next few weeks, the Norwegian research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen will be on a mission on behalf of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to study the...