Frequently Asked Questions Joint FAO/IAEA Programme

Overview of Activities

The focus of our activities is on enhancing food security by supporting sustainable livestock production systems in developing countries through strategic and applied research, technology transfer and capacity building.

We work mostly with national agricultural research institutes of national agricultural research systems (NARS), providing support and guidance in formulating and implementing strategic, applied and adaptive research underpinning national, regional and global livestock development objectives, including those of EMPRES and OIE's Animal Health Standards which underpin Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures under the WTO Agreements.

These activities are pursued through Research Networks, Technical Co-operation Projects and Training Courses which are closely linked through a common set of objectives, and conducted in collaboration with other global and regional partners e.g.

We operate an Animal Production Laboratory from the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory, at Seibersdorf, and promote information sharing among national research organizations and regional and global bodies through symposia, seminars and consultants' meetings, and by disseminating the results of our activities through various types of publications including newsletters, manuals and databases.

Contact person: G. Viljoen