Heroes of deserts and highlands, #camelids 🐫🦙🐪 are not just animals —they're lifelines.

In the harshest environments, from the Andean highlands to arid regions of Africa and Asia, they offer milk, meat & much more to communities. 💚

#YearofCamelids #IYC2024

🔴 Live from World Organisation for Animal Health 91st General Session

The Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases ( #GFTADs ) launches a revised ten-year strategy for the prevention and control of high pathogenic #avianinfluenza .

👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3WYsUES

In the face of environmental variability, #pastoralism stands strong, relying on livestock mobility and traditional know-how.

⏳ It's time to recognize and invest in this resilient practice as a key strategy against the impacts of #ClimateChange !

➡️ fao.org/newsroom/story…

🌟 Strengthening institutional capacities in 9 African countries and CILSS!

🌍 With Food and Agriculture Organization's technical assistance and LSIPT tool, we're enhancing socio-economic analysis of livestock systems to boost resilience & investments in pastoralism

Read more😃👉 bit.ly/3VkITdH

Working with countries improves #Pestedespetitsruminants Global Eradication Programme (PPR GEP)​ tools.

The Food and Agriculture Organization PPR Secretariat undertook a piloting mission to Algeria to get feedback on the PPR Monitoring & Assessment Tool (PMAT) e-learning and the PPR Laboratory Mapping Tool.

#DYK Pastoralism secures the livelihood of millions of people in 75% of the world's countries.

#happyweekend

🎨Landscape with Cow, Henri Rousseau

Protecting livestock worldwide! 🌍

The Global Rinderpest Action Plan is set to prevent the re-emergence of the only globally eradicated animal disease, safeguarding food security and economies.

Read the plan ➡️ doi.org/10.4060/cc9269…

📅 State of the science summit 2024: Reducing methane from animal agriculture

Global insights:

🌎 Livestock production will ⬆️by 20% by 2050

🐂 81% methane emissions in low & middle-income countries

🐄 18% methane emissions in high-income countries

➡️ fao.org/in-action/ente…

The Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases ( #GFTADs ) turns 20!

Celebrating two decades of Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organisation for Animal Health collaboration in transboundary animal disease control.

Together, working for better global animal health.

👉bit.ly/3yxBlgh

#DYK 🤓

Livestock play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem balance, highlighting the need for holistic approaches to conservation and management

Curious to learn more❔

🤓👉 Read this paper bit.ly/3TIAKQV

Why was the #Pestedespetitsruminants (PPR) Secretariat in Algiers last week?

To train #veterinary services staff from 5 North African countries on the #PPR Monitoring & Assessment Tool and strengthen laboratory and epidemiology networks, supporting South-South cooperation.

🐦🦠🔍 Early detection of #avianinfluenza (AI) in common bird species is crucial for stopping transmission!

Discover how to identify signs via the new Food and Agriculture Organization Virtual Learning Centers self-paced course.

👉bit.ly/495JipM

🐝🐦🦇🦋

From increased food production to increased #biodiversity bees and other pollinators give us so much.

But did you know that pollinators aren't all insects?

📽️Watch to learn more about the different types of pollinators out there 👇

With support from USAID Global Health, Food and Agriculture Organization is working with the Ugandan authorities to train veterinary lab analysts and surveillance focal points on how to detect #antimicrobialresistance .

Learn more here: bit.ly/3PY98F2

#ECTAD
#GlobalHealth

Over 60% of emerging infectious diseases are of animal origin.

Field epidemiology training programmes are crucial for preparing the health workforce to prevent, detect and contain infectious diseases.

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#OneHealth

Pleased to inaugurate a beehive in Solvenia. Bees teach us the true meaning of collaboration & teamwork towards a common goal. By promoting & supporting sustainable beekeeping practices, mitigating threats, we invest in biodiversity, #FoodSecurity & our future of food. #4Better

🚨 Rift Valley fever alert (RVF) 🚨

Food and Agriculture Organization and @igadsecretariat call for action to prevent the risk of #RiftValleyfever in Eastern Africa.

RVF is an acute vector-borne, viral and zoonotic disease affecting 🐏🐐🐫.

👉🏽 Read more: bit.ly/3yrHBpD

Youth are a source of innovation & strength & should be supported to take an active role in honey value chain. We need collective commitment to safeguard the vital role of bees & other pollinators to our agrifood system. Grateful to Slovenia for this event. #BeeDay #4Betters

🐟aquatic
🐄terrestrial animal health
🌱plant health
🍲food safety
🌳forestry

Food and Agriculture Organization through the integrated biosecurity index is harmonizing its biosecurity efforts at global, regional and national levels.

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/44PetVD