Archive for November 2017

Calls for responsible antibiotic use renewed on Antibiotic Awareness Week More than a year after the urgent call by the United Nations for countries to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations renewed its commitment to address  antimicrobials (like antibiotics) use in food and agriculture sectors. There have been…

UN agencies host Asia-Pacific Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition Those responsible for producing, processing and overseeing the food we eat must take more collaborative and decisive action if the Asia-Pacific region is to achieve the zero hunger target of the Sustainable Development Goals by the 2030 deadline, the UN’s…

More than changing consumer habits By: Kundhavi Kadiresan  We all know that maintaining a balanced diet is important for our wellbeing. After all, getting enough nutrients is what keeps us healthy and active. But as we also know, many people are not eating […] Source: FAO.org

Pacific leaders alarmed over climate change's negative impact on food systems and food security Climate change poses an alarming threat to food systems and food security in the Pacific islands, warned leaders of nine small island developing states (SIDS), representatives of regional development bodies, New Zealand and Australia at a meeting chaired by FAO Director-General…

Poor diets and ill-equipped food systems are a growing threat to nutrition in Asia-Pacific The Asia-Pacific region, home to most of the world’s undernourished people, needs urgent action to improve diets and reset its food systems which are critical to the delivery of healthy, nutritious foods, FAO said today. According to the findings of FAO’s…