FAO in Indonesia

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09 August 2018
Approximately 100 poultry farmers and related officials were present in Blitar Regency to participate in the socialization of poultry farm assessment results, conducted by the Blitar Department of Livestock and Fisheries, the East Java Provincial Department of Livestock, the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services (DGLAHS) and FAO...
05 August 2018
FAO Indonesia kicked off the campaign for the 2018 World Food Day under the banner "Road to Zero Hunger" in the capital city of West Java, Bandung on 5th August. This campaign is part of the awareness-raising programme for Indonesians, especially for youth and millennials, about food and nutrition issues...
23 July 2018
Between 2005 and 2017, 200 human cases of avian influenza (AI) occurred in Indonesia, causing 168 fatalities (WHO). The Greater Jakarta Area recorded the highest number of AI cases, which might be due to the large number of live poultry entering the Jakarta trading and market network every day. The...
19 July 2018
The Governments of Indonesia and Timor-Leste met in Jakarta over three days to launch a new project on “Enabling Transboundary Cooperation for Sustainable Management of the Indonesian Seas”, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Covering the Indonesian Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (ISLME), the two Governments are collaborating to...
06 July 2018
The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Indonesia warned farmers on the threats to the national poultry sector from avian influenza and other viruses. In early 2017, Indonesia detected H9N2 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) virus that causes a drop in...