Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

A new research study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (Sept 2023) has addressed knowledge gaps in the biomass, productivity and value of livestock for the pastoral, mixed crop-livestock and specialized...

This resource aims at strengthening the capacity of West African pastoral stakeholders to respond to crises by focusing on the creation of real-time data collection tools and systems with extensive geographical coverage...

Following the 27th Tripartite Annual Executive Meeting, the FAO Programme Committee in its 130th session, March 2021, requested the joint development, by the Tripartite (FAO/WHO/WOAH) and others...

This case study focuses on the Republic of Namibia’s ex ante approach to preventing, controlling, and managing animal pest and disease outbreaks, which are often exacerbated by climate-related...

Brucellosis is widely distributed in more than 170 countries around the world, where it poses a huge threat to animal husbandry and human health. Brucellosis is a global re-emerging...

West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic, emerging mosquito-borne virus which can cause severe disease in the form of encephalitis and acute flaccid paralysis in humans. In Assam...

Highlights Increasing wildlife–livestock interactions enhance opportunities for pathogen transmission and biodiversity erosion. This increases the risk of emerging diseases in wildlife, livestock, and humans. Biosecurity measures...

The FAO platform’s features include: cloud-based platform with ability to link to other data platforms from public health, animal health, and environmental sectors. This will help users...

This is the first issue of the Scientific and Technical Review that focuses on Foresight and the broad range of external factors that are likely to affect, and be affected by, Veterinary Services, both...

Although currently available data indicate that Africa has the lowest usage of antimicrobials in animals in the world (adjusted by animal biomass), data show a high prevalence of antimicrobial...