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In memoriam of Dr. Boubacar Seck, coordinator FAO-ECTAD Bamako, Mali

 

http://www.fao-ectad-bamako.org/fr/local/cache-vignettes/L334xH500/SECK-95e00.jpgA baobab has fallen, a library has burned, Dr. Boubacar Seck M’Baye has left us. He was for all of us who knew him in Mali, Africa and around the world, the incarnation of humility, humanity, dedication, competence, rigor and professional excellence, but also of the sense of humor and "joie de vivre". He will remain a model for many of us...[Read more from FAO-ECTAD Bamako]

 


 

FOCUS ON... African Swine Fever (ASF) recent developments - timely updates

 

http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/resources/newsletter/images/2012_1209_pub3.jpgFollowing the recent first-ever outbreak of African swine fever in Ukraine, FAO has published detailed analysis on the disease threat on a global level. While the current focus is on ASF’s threat to developed economies’ pig industries in Europe and beyond, the virus, while not a direct threat to human health, ASF has hindered human development and economic potential for decades in Africa, where the disease originated and has had the most damaging effects...[Download full PDF]

 


 

Wildlife Investigation, Livestock and Public Health in Bangladesh

 

© FAO/Munir Uz ZamanFAO will deliver a One Health training entitled Wildlife Investigation in Livestock and Public Health in Manikganj, Bangladesh from September 19-30, 2012. This training will build professional capacity related to issues at the human-livestock-wildlife-environment interface. The two week course incorporates classroom learning, problem-based learning exercises, and field trips to local live animal markets, wildlife reserves, domestic poultry farms and local communities affected by Nipah virus outbreaks...[Read more]

 


 

FROM FAO LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (RLC) OFFICE ::: Países discutirán cómo asegurar sus fronteras frente a la peste porcina clásica (in Spanish only)

 

© FAO/Munir Uz ZamanLa peste porcina clásica constituye una amenaza para la seguridad alimentaria y una importante barrera para el comercio internacional y el desarrollo ganadero de América Latina y el Caribe, señaló hoy la FAO. "La producción porcina en la región es un pilar fundamental para la seguridad alimentaria, y una fuente de ingresos muy importante para los agricultores familiares de pequeña escala" explicó Tito Díaz, Oficial de Desarrollo Pecuario de la FAO.....[Read more from RLC website]

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