SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Butane gas is available for cooking in Dakar - for those who can afford it. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixati...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Poles cut from local trees are assembled for river transport. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measures th...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Sand dune (foreground) which has been stabilized, is now protecting an agricultural area that was previously threatened. The aim of this FAO project is to assist th...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Woman in vegetable garden picking chili peppers. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measures through affores...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Traditional way of cooking which is wasteful use of precious fuel. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measur...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Woman buying from a fuelwood merchant. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measures through afforestation, to...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Woman using improved fuel saving stove. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measures through afforestation, t...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Dune fixation with hardy eucalyptus trees. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measures through afforestation...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Woman preparing to carry her bundle of collected firewood. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measures throu...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Camel chewing at Acacia tree. Uncontrolled grazing may eventually destroy the tree. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dun...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Livestock owners destroy trees by indiscriminately lopping branches off them to provide leaf fodder for their animals. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Vegetable gardens in an area previously threatened by advancing dunes (background) and now protected with trees. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the govern...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Eucalyptus plantation. These evergreen trees have many uses ranging from sand dune fixation to the provision of fodder and building poles. The aim of this FAO proje...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - These tree seedlings in a forest nursery will be transplanted and used in dune fixation. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out san...

SENEGALSAND DUNE FIXATION, Senegal, 1985 - Plantation of Neem trees (Azadirachta Indica). This tree is highly recommended by foresters for arid zones. The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government...

Burkina FasoForesters and village leaders discussing exploitation of forests during a series of tours to determine basic features such as geology, soils and vegetation. - - Practical Training in Management of Nat...

Burkina FasoForesters carrying out a survey. - - Practical Training in Management of Natural Forests in the Sahel: TCP/RAF/6660. In the Sahelian countries, fuelwood is the only source of energy for most household...

Burkina FasoForesters at a meeting to discuss existing documentation and establish a forestry plan. - - Practical Training in Management of Natural Forests in the Sahel: TCP/RAF/6660. In the Sahelian countries, f...

Cabo VerdeRabbits being fed with experimental feed mixes. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation: GCP/CVI/015/BEL: Phase II. The objectives of this large FAO forestry project financed by Belgium, which started...

Cabo VerdeProsopis pods are dried at normal air temperature for several days to extract the seeds from the pulp. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation: GCP/CVI/015/BEL. The objectives of this large FAO forestr...

Cabo VerdePreparing prosopis cuttings for reproduction. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation: GCP/CVI/015/BEL: Phase II. To prepare prosopis cuttings for reproduction, the healthiest branches are selected, wi...

Cabo VerdePreparation of crescent-shaped basins for planting prosopis seedlings. The system forms a network of small sloping basins catching and holding water for each tree. - - Forestry Development/Reforestati...

Cabo VerdeMeasuring the biomass of conifers. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation: GCP/CVI/015/BEL. The objectives of this large FAO forestry project financed by Belgium, which started in January 1978, are to...

Cabo VerdeObtaining information from computer at project's forestry centre, S. Felipe. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation: GCP/CVI/015/BEL. The objectives of this large FAO forestry project financed by Belg...

Cabo VerdeMan preparing bundles of firewood in prosopis plantation - - Forestry Development/Reforestation, Santiago & Maio Islands <#FIELD NAME=PROJECT_NUMBER>GCP/CVI/015/BEL; phase 1984-1988. The obje...

Cabo VerdeWorker bagging high-quality charcoal from branches and stems of prosopis burned in a covered pit. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation, Santiago & Maio Islands: GCP/CVI/BEL/Phase II 1984-88. The obj...

MaliA good herd of trypano-tolerant Taurin-Merà?cattle. - - Illustration of the Classification of Meats. In Mali's foreign commercial transactions involving meats, a classification of the product is manda...

MoroccoInside a barrier around stabilized sand dunes, palm and tamarisk trees have been planted and are growing well. - - Fight Against Sand Dune Encroachment. This FAO project aims at assisting the Governme...

MadagascarBananas being loaded onto truck for transportation. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a...

MadagascarWoman weaving basket. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for the inha...

MadagascarClose-up of rice. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of Savokas, and to obtain a source of income for the inhabitant...

MadagascarFishponds with outlets. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for the in...

SenegalDead vegetation in drought-stricken area. - - The aim of this FAO project is to assist the government in carrying out sand dune fixation measures through afforestation, to promote rural development th...

MadagascarRice on irrigated terraces. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for th...

Democratic Republic of the CongoFertilizer is broadcast over crops, which are not planted in rows. - - Organizing Fertilizer Demonstrations and Farmers' Field Days. The fertilizer programme of the UN Food and Agriculture Organizatio...

Democratic Republic of the CongoTwo bowls of grain demonstrating the difference between harvests from plots of land cultivated with and without fertilizer. - - Organizing Fertilizer Demonstrations and Farmers' Field Days. The fertil...

HaitiBuilding an anti-erosion dry stonewall across a gully in the mountainous region of Limbà? The wall, one of several in this and other mountain gullies, will control water flows during torrential rains...