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...

Jakarta, 29 June 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates how infectious disease outbreaks anywhere can have devastating health, economic, political, and societal consequences worldwide. No country has been untouched by...

Jakarta/Rome   Indonesian Minister of Agriculture Syahril Yasin Limpo reiterated Indonesia commitment to continue to transform Indonesia’s agrifood systems into a more “inclusive, resilient and sustainable“. The commitment was stated in his...

More than 600 million people, or 1 in 10, fall ill and 420 000 die each year from eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals. 

  The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way of life and significantly affected human health; other impacts and consequences of disease control efforts are of great concern, including its impact...

Today, we commemorate the International Day of Forest in the midst of the COVID 19 global pandemic in Indonesia and across the world. Human health has never seemed more important as...

Far in the north of Indonesia, a dream for  “ A thousand organic villages in Indonesia” that was initiated by Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture  has begun to come true.  It...