Event
RUMA Targets Task Force Celebration – 2024 Webinar
RUMA (The Responsible use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance) event – part of Countryside COP, bringing together the rural community and businesses to showcase and inspire activity ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 – 22 November 2024.
Summary: Join us for our special RUMA Targets Task Force Celebration Webinar on 5th November 11-12.30pm focusing on the journey and success of the RUMA Targets Task Force (TTF).
About the RUMA TTF
The RUMA Targets Task Force (TTF) group was conceived back in Spring 2016 in response to Lord Jim O’Neill’s seminal Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Review. The report, commissioned by the UK government in 2014 to assess the global problem of increasing drug resistance, set a challenge to UK Agriculture to respond to the AMR challenge and contribute to the UK’s One Health effort to reduce resistance to antibiotics and protect human health. The report put forward a number of actions to address the issue, one of which was to develop industry-led, sector-specific targets for antibiotic stewardship in UK livestock farming.
Fast forward to today and the RUMA TTF has been a major contributor to the efforts across all the sectors to understanding antibiotic use in UK livestock and helping to achieve the significant reductions in use seen over this time.
During the webinar we will hear from members of the RUMA TTF and their sector journey towards antibiotic use targets – covering the achievements, challenges, and looking ahead to the future. This is a free event to attend.
Now in its fourth year, Countryside COP provides a platform for anyone interested in the countryside to hear how the UK’s rural economy and agriculture can help tackle climate change and improve sustainability.
The Countryside COP allows the rural community and UK agriculture to set the agenda and will serve to amplify policy asks and other messaging through many voices.
For more information on Countryside COP 2024 events, go to https://agricology.co.uk/research-projects/countryside-cop4-04-08-november-2024/
