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    The huge risks posed by antimicrobial resistance

    Dec 03, 2021 4 minutes

    The views expressed in our weekly opinion piece do not necessarily reflect those of Farmer’s Weekly.

    This article is an edited excerpt from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ report titled ‘The FAO Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021-2025’, which was published earlier this year. To read the full report, visit doi.org/10.4060/cb5545en.

    “Sustainably feeding an expanding global population depends on how well we protect our food systems from threats. This is especially true when it comes to managing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is rapidly becoming one of the greatest perils to lives, livelihoods and economies.

    COMBATING THE PACE OF RESISTANCE

    AMR is a process whereby micro-organisms acquire a

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