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http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/Images/news_061014.jpgFAO project to prevent potential African swine fever incursion in China

 

As the African swine fever (ASF) situation worsens in many parts of the world, China has become increasingly concerned about the potential introduction of the disease. On 4 July 2014, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a Technical Cooperation Program (TCP) project to increase the preparedness, and develop strategies for the prevention and control of ASF in China. FAO will partner with the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center (CAHEC) and the China Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center (CADC)...[Read more]

 


 

Recent publications/newsletters

 

·         FAO ECTAD China Highlights
Vol. 67 ::: August 2014

·         FAO ECTAD Viet Nam Newsletter
Issue 34 ::: March-August 2014

 


 

Upcoming events

 

·         Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Experts Workshop
8-10 October 2014 (Rome, Italy FAO-HQ)

·         EC/FA/OIE Tripartite meeting
13 October 2014 (Sofia, Bulgaria)

·         88th Executive Committee of the EuFMD
13-14 October 2014 (Sofia, Bulgaria)

 


 

Interesting links

 

·         Frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease
Source ::: FAO in emergencies

·         Improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the progressive reduction of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis 
Source ::: FAO "In action"

·         Liberia, FAO and WFP start Rapid Food Security Assessment
Source ::: FAO Regional Office for Africa

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