- Initiatives during Indonesia’s G20 Presidency are expected to better support economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region    Dhaka/Rome/Jakarta – Ministers and high-level delegates from across Asia and the Pacific met today with...

Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus Pelagicus or locally known as rajungan) is one of the priority fisheries commodities in Indonesia. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) 2017 data said...

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations voice their commitment today (24.02) to strengthen synergy in joint efforts...

The IFish project has been running for more than 3 years with a number of contributions in mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable use into Inland fisheries practices in freshwater ecosystems...

New generations of students help adapt local knowledge and practices to a changing world

- Jakarta. Entering its second year of implementation, the Global Health Security Programme (GHSP) that was kicked-off in June 2021 held its first Project Steering Committee in hybrid mode. The meeting...

 Nowadays, farming is not only blending with mud and water.  Farming also means entering the world of digitalization, be it for marketing, learning the latest technology to boost production, or...

Cirebon, Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) is one of high economic potential of marine fisheries commodities in Indonesia produced mostly by small-scale fisheries (using boats <10 GT). BSC production in Indonesia ranks...

Cilacap, 23 December 2021.  Eel fisheries have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main market for eel (Anguilla sp.)—also known as unagi—is Japan, while domestic demand is very limited....

Unagi or eel is one of the most sought-after delicacies in Japanese restaurants around the world. Currently, around 80% of the world's consumption of eel comes from cultivation, but the...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health, food safety and security, plants and animal production, and global economic development. Around 700 000 human deaths each...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need for better coordination to address and minimise negative impacts of emerging infectious diseases.

Family farming offers self-sufficiency and a return to nature in Indonesia

Jakarta, October 16. Today, the #WorldFoodDay is celebrated a second time during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many parts of the world, the pandemic has triggered brutal recessions, jeopardized access to food,...

As a form of support for sustainable eel management, FAO Indonesia through the IFish project held a “Workshop on the Implementation of the National Action Plan (RAN) for Eel Conservation”...

Jakarta – The antimicrobials misuses and overuse in the human and animal health sectors, as well as food production can accelerate the incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR can make...

Jakarta (23/9/2021) - In the series of annual commemoration of World Rabies Day every September 28, the Ministry of Agriculture through the Public Relations and Public Information Bureau and  Directorate...

Indonesia – FAO reaffirms stronger partnership to a more sustainable food system in Indonesia Jakarta Republic of Indonesia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  reaffirm a...

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have agreed to extend the Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use into Inland Fisheries...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged global action to ensure that everyone has access to safe food now for a healthy tomorrow at the opening...