Antimicrobial drugs are key in the treatment of diseases, and their use is essential to protect both human and animal health. However, antimicrobials misuse in the livestock sector, aquaculture and crop production is a major concern as a risk for emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant micro-organisms.
Key facts
In 2019, 5 million human deaths were associated by bacterial antimicrobial resistance worldwide, including 1.3 million human deaths attributable to bacterial AMR (The Lancet) | 27 different antimicrobial classes used in animals | Total global animal health market in 2011 was equivalent to USD 22 billion (OECD) | 118 countries reported quantitative data on antimicrobial use in animals between 2015 and 2017, an increase from 89 reporting in 2015 |
Publications
The FAO Progressive Management Pathway for Antimicrobial Resistance
The FAO Progressive Management Pathway for Antimicrobial Resistance (FAO-PMP-AMR) is a tool designed by FAO to support countries in developing, revising, and implementing the food and agriculture components of National Action Plans on AMR (AMR-NAPs). [...]
Antimicrobial use practices in the livestock sector in Armenia
The Understanding Antimicrobial Use in Food and Agriculture series is a compilation of country reports, each describing antimicrobial use (AMU) practices and awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the livestock sector. This issue of the [...]
University curriculum assessment on the learning outcomes related to antimicrobial resistance at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Management at the Shakarim State University of Semey
The Strengthening Veterinary Education on Antimicrobial Resistance series compiles assessment reports of veterinary education institutions, detailing strengths and areas for improvement in the institutions’ curricula, and recommendations to enhance their education on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) [...]
News
FAO launches two-year initiative to prevent antimicrobial resistance in the Moldovan agrifood sector
The Republic of Moldova is stepping up its efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within its agrifood sector through a comprehensive new project launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [...]
Rwanda strengthens fight against antimicrobial resistance with FAO support
Using FAO antimicrobial resistance tools, Rwanda validates and publishes its updated National Action Plan to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for 2025–2029
2025 edition of global survey to track antimicrobial resistance launches
On 15 April 2025, the ninth round of the Tracking Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Country Self-assessment Survey (TrACSS) began, for completion by June 2025. TrACSS is a key component of the global AMR monitoring and evaluation framework. Since its first iteration in [...]
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