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The FAO action plan on antimicrobial resistance 2016-2020 [1]

The new FAO action plan on antimicrobial resistance 2016-2020 , aims to help countries equip their agricultural sectors to respond to growing threat.

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According to FAO's Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance: "Antimicrobial medicines play a critical role in the treatment of diseases of farm animals and plants. Their use is essential to food security, to our well-being, and to animal welfare. However, the misuse of these drugs, associated with the emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant micro-organisms, places everyone at great risk."

Publication Date: 
14/09/2016
FAO [3]
Tags:
Health [4], Micro Organisms [5], Agriculture [6], Animal Care [7], Antibiotics [8], Livestock [9], Aquaculture [10], Food Contamination [11], Animal Diseases [12]
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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/antimicrobial%20resistance%20FAO.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/fao
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/micro-organisms
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-care
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/antibiotic
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aquaculture
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-diseases