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ProjectProgramme / project reportStrengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Response in Zimbabwe: a Coordinated One Health Approach - GCP/ZIM/031/UK 2025
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No results found.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global challenge, undermining the effectiveness of treatments for infectious diseases in both humans and animals. In Zimbabwe, the misuse of antibiotics in human medicine, agriculture and animal husbandry has accelerated the development of resistant bacteria, exacerbated by weak surveillance systems, limited laboratory capacity and insufficient regulatory frameworks. The agricultural sector, particularly poultry and cattle farming, relies heavily on antibiotics, increasing the risk of AMR transmission through the food chain. Environmental contamination, resulting from inadequate waste management, further compounds the problem. Addressing AMR requires a coordinated approach that integrates human, animal and environmental health efforts. This project was designed to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage AMR by improving surveillance, governance and laboratory infrastructure. It sought to establish a coordinated governance framework, enhance laboratory capabilities for bacterial culture, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), and develop a robust surveillance system for reliable AMR data collection and reporting. -
ProjectFactsheetComprehensive Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance through Legislation, Surveillance, Education and Stakeholder Engagement - GCP/RER/057/RUS 2025
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The advance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human, animal, plant and environmental health. While countries have committed to developing National Action Plans (NAPs) on AMR, efforts have predominantly focused on human health, with limited attention given to the food and agriculture sectors. This project supported Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in addressing this gap by strengthening their NAPs on AMR with a focus on the food and agriculture sectors. The project aimed to reduce the adverse impacts of AMR on food and agriculture by strengthening technical capacities and creating enabling environments for national actions by focusing on three main outputs: (i) strengthened regulatory and legal frameworks and policies for the use of antimicrobials in food, agriculture, fisheries and animal farming; (ii) enhanced national laboratory capacities, surveillance systems and infrastructure for AMR; (iii) improved multisectoral coordination and strategic advocacy to raise awareness of AMR risks for humans, animals, plants and the environment.
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Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
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BookletTechnical briefAgricultural production statistics 2010–2023 2024
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No results found.The agriculture sector plays a key role in achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from accessing nutritious and healthy food to developing sustainable agricultural systems, while respecting human rights and working conditions. The agrifood sustainability challenge affects each territory differently, depending on local strengths and weaknesses: understanding these realities is critical in targeting the appropriate drivers of the agriculture sector and promoting effective policies without overexploiting resources.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes key data that harmonize agricultural production data collected for 199 countries and territories. This analytical brief summarizes and highlights relevant patterns from 2010 up to 2023 featured by the latest data published on the FAOSTAT data platform. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022
Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable
2022This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. There are indeed efforts to make progress towards SDG 2, yet they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition. This will be the case until agrifood systems are transformed, become more resilient and are delivering lower cost nutritious foods and affordable healthy diets for all, sustainably and inclusively.