Report of the thirty-seventh session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA)

RAP PUBLICATION 2013/12

Report of the thirty-seventh session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia And The Pacific (APHCA)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok 2013

ABSTRACT

This publication reports the proceedings of the thirty-sixth session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) convened from 22 to 26 September 2013 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The session emphasized that 70 percent of the world’s poor livestock keepers and 40 percent of the global livestock population reside in Asia-Pacific. Main themes considered were: smallholder dairy development; infectious diseases of animals and their long-term threat to livestock production; formation of an expert working group on veterinary antimicrobial resistance risk management; formation of an Asia-Pacific animal feed network to establish a common approach for feed resource assessment across interested countries; the need to strengthen national capacity of livestock sector policy formulation, among others. Country reports, key developments of concern to the Commission and main recommendations are included in the report.

Table of Contents

Recommendations Minutes of the 74th executive committee meeting and the 37th session of APHCA The 74th executive committee meeting The 37th APHCA session Timetable and agenda (APHCA 2013/01) Timetable Provisional agenda Provisional workshop programme Dates and venues (host countries) of APHCA sessions (APHCA 2013/02) Minutes of the 73rd executive committee meeting and the 36th APHCA session (APHCA 2013/03) The 73rd executive committee meeting The 36th APHCA session Summary statement of APHCA account (APHCA 2013/04) Cash balance as of 1 January 2013 Expenditures in 2012 Status of contributions Approved budget for 2013 and expenditures to 31.08.2013 Scale of contributions for 2013 Activity report (APHCA 2013/05) Introduction Personnel (RAP Livestock Group) Field projects supported by RAP Livestock Group Meetings, workshops and events (co-)organized Congresses, symposia, meetings and workshops attended Commissioned studies Publications (hard copy) Smallholder dairy development activities Animal and veterinary public health activities AMU and AMR in the Asia-Pacific region National feed assessments Support to the agenda of action for sustainable livestock sector development APHCA Information Unit Livestock sector policy capacity Work Planned up to end 2013 Decision Items and proposed budget for 2014 (APHCA 2012/06) Scale of contributions Membership of Secretariat of Pacific Countries (SPC) Proposed APHCA Trust Fund budget for 2014 List of participants (APHCA 2013/07)	[1.84 Mb]

Country Reports Australia Bangladesh Bhutan India Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Samoa Sri Lanka Thailand Speeches Welcome by Offg. Director, Department of Livestock Welcome address by FAO Opening address by the Guest of Honour Vote of thanks Closing remarks	[2.34 Mb]

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For copies write to:	Joachim Otte
	Senior Animal Production and Health Officer and Secretary of APHCA
	FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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