TogoPresentation of the Programme's activitiers by the students. - - National Development Programme for the Breeding of Small Ruminants: TOG/89/003. The project, executed by the Ministry of Rural Developm...

NigerWomen take food to their husbands at work. Teaching them about better nutrition will mean better family diets and health. - - The Keita Integrated Development Project: GCP/NER/028/ITA. The Keita Integ...

SudanIPM Project. Farmers and IPM project researchers checking the efficiency of soil solarization in Fadasi, central Sudan. The parasitic weed "Orobanche" reduces tomato yield by up to 75 percent. Only on...

GhanaMeat and delicatessen counter at U.T.C. supermarket - -

SudanFarmers examining yields of wheat. Reduction of wheat spraying against aphids from 2 to 0.5 in recent years did not reduce yields. - - Development and Application of Integrated Pest Management (vegeta...

PakistanPeople selling storage bags at market. - -

GhanaWell-stocked shelves at Ramona supermarket. - -

SudanThe Biological Control Expert of the IPM project is pointing out numerous natural enemies feeding on onion thrips (an insect-pest) on the IPM demonstration field in the Sennar State, Sudan. - - Deve...

PakistanSelling vegetable roots at the market. - -

SudanFarmers of the IPM Pilot Wheat School, Sudan, identifying weeds in the Gezira scheme. - - Development and Application of Integrated Pest Management (vegetables, wheat and cotton) Khartoum, Sudan. This...

PakistanTraders discussing business at wholesale market in Lahore. - -

SudanFarmer of the Farmer Field School in the Sennar State, Sudan, compares larger onions collected from the IPM demonstration plot with those grown under traditional farmers' practices. - - Development an...

Cabo VerdeFruit and vegetable market. - -

GhanaStorage of cereals. - -

SudanFarmer participating in the IPM Farmer Field School in the Sennar State, Sudan, displays onions from the IPM demonstration plot. - - Development and Application of Integrated Pest Management (vegetabl...

Cabo VerdeTerracing on arid hillside. - -

GhanaWarehouse near Accra. Filling sacks for food distribution. - -

SudanResearchers and extensionists of the FAO project examining a tomato crop grown on the IPM demonstration field of the Farmer field School in Rahad, Sudan . - - Development and Application of Integrate...

SenegalPoster announcing the FAO seminar held in Dakar from 14 to 18 April. Title of the seminar is "Feeding the burgeoning African cities". - - Seminar in Dakar, Senegal from 14 to 18 April 1997. By 2020 ne...

MauritaniaDesert scene. Camels grazing on shrubs on the way to Kaedi. - -

GhanaHeap of yams at market in Accra - -

SudanIPM project, Sudan. Vegetable farmers participating in the IPM Farmer Field School are planting coriander to repel insect pests. - - Development and Application of Integrated Pest Management (vegetab...

NigerLocal market area showing the deterioration of open water channels in the street. - - General: General.

KenyaFarm where Sahiwals, Friesians and crossbreeds are kept on natural and irrigated pastures. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: TCP/RAF/8821. An epi...

KenyaClose-up of a Sahiwal cow. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: TCP/RAF/8821. An epidemic of Rift Valley Fever has recently affected livestock and h...

ItalyPreamble to the Constitution of FAO in the Organization's five official languages. - - General: General.

ItalyPortrait of Mr. Norris E. Dodd, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 1948-1953. FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

ChinaShantan Bailie School, Kansu Province. The Shantan Bailie boy, at left, has spent four well-nourished years at school. The little coal miner ant beside him is the same age. (FAO study Training Rural...

Portrait of Dr. B.R. Sen, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 1956-1967. FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

United States of AmericaDelegates from the 4 corners of the earth on law of the homestead during interim in executive session of Food Conference - -

KenyaThis photo shows dense, high forest, the key habitat for elephants in the Tana River region with dry, bush-covered plains in the background. - - General: General.

TunisiaGood yield of artichokes. - - General: General.

EthiopiaA crop of good coffee cherries at Jimma Agaro. - - Coffee Cultivation. Ethiopia's most important cash crop is coffee, which provides an annual export va1ue of over Eth$ 150,000,000. Several varieties...

TunisiaA farmer and mule team plough a field using traditional method of preparing land for cultivation. - - General: General.

ZambiaHyaena (crocuta crocuta) Luangwa section, South Luangwa National Park. - - Luangwa Valley Project. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the Government of Zambia from 1968 to 197...

ZambiaHippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Luangwa River, Zambia. - - Luangwa Valley Project in Zambia. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the Government of Zambia from 1968 to 197...

ZambiaWild Dog (Lycaon pictus) Kapamba River, South Luangwa National Park. - - Luangwa Valley Project in Zambia. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the Government of Zambia from 196...

ZambiaCooksonÂ?wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Nsefu section, South Luangwa National Park. - - Luangwa Valley Project in Zambia. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the Governmen...

ZambiaLeopard (Panthera pardalis). - - Luangwa Valley Project in Zambia. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the Government of Zambia from 1968 to 1973 with US$600,000 UNDP project a...

ZambiaThe viscera are not touched until all the meat is out of the way. Then they are brought to a special room where they are investigated, both for pathological irregularities and for the research of the...

ZambiaHook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) Nsefu section, Luangwa South National Park. - - Luangwa Valley Project in Zambia. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the Government o...

Portrait of Dr. A. H. Boerma, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 1967-1975. FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

United States of America2841 McGill Terrace, N.W., Washington, D.C. seat of the Interim Commission and (for a short period after the Quebec Conference in1945) FAO Headquarters. - -

PhilippinesMeat on display at Daet market. - - General: General.

ItalyFAO poster produced for the World Fisheries Conference 1984. - - General: General.

ItalyOil painting portrait of Lord Boyd Orr, famed Scottish nutritionist, first Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations from 1945-1948. FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy...

NicaraguaThis farmer's shack is typical of the poor living conditions in rural areas. - - General: General.

ItalyOil painting of Mr. E. Saouma Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (from 1976-1993). - -

VenezuelaVisit of FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf to the Palacio de Miraflores (salon de los espejos) together with Dr. Rafael Caldera President of Venezuela, Dr. Miguel Angel Burelli Rivas Ree and Dr....

ItalyOil painting portrait of Dr. Philip Vincent Cardon, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 1954- 1956. FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

ItalyOil painting portrait of Dr. A. H. Boerma, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 1967-1975. FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

Oil painting portrait of Dr. B.R. Sen, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 1956-1967. FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

ItalyPreamble to the constitution of FAO in the Organization's five official languages. - - General: General. FAO's 40th Anniversary exhibit in Flag Hall, Building B from October to December 1985.

ItalyFAO's 40th Anniversary exhibit in Flag Hall, Building B from October to December 1985. - - General: General. FAO's 40th Anniversary exhibit in Flag Hall, Building B from October to December 1985.

ItalyFAO's 40th Anniversary exhibit in Flag Hall, Building B from October to December 1985. - - General: General. FAO's 40th Anniversary exhibit in Flag Hall, Building B from October to December 1985.

PeruA worker plants "Q'enua" (Polylepis) in a community nursery. FAO is helping reforest Peru with this native source of fuel wood and rustic building material. - - Community Forestry and Reforestation. T...

PhilippinesThe Chrysopid Lorra is a biological predator of aphids. - - General: General.

Sri LankaThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations's Programme for Community Action for Disadvantaged Rural Women, extends to the tea estates in Sri Lanka where women learn new skills in orde...

GuatemalaA young Indian woman with two of her children. Families of flower cultivators such as this may, with better cash incomes, decide to have fewer children and a higher standard of living. - - Training Ho...

GuatemalaA village market with fruit and vegetables for sale. - - Training Home Improvement Workers (FAO/UNFPA). Guatemala has a natural increase in population of 3.5 percent a year which means population will...

ItalyLarge white European pigs well suited for crossing with other breeds to improve strains. - - Meat Production. The Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in R...

United Republic of TanzaniaNutritious foods for pregnant and lactating mothers include milk, beans, onions, tomatoes, fish and green vegetables. - - FAO Population Programme. The Population Programme of the Food and Agriculture...

United Republic of TanzaniaGovernment agents organize a massive village information campaign during the population/family life education programme. - - FAO Population Programme. The Population Programme of the Food and Agricult...

MexicoPreventive spraying of insecticide (Coumaphos 0.25%) on cattle. - - New World Screwworm Fly. A type of parasitic insect known as new world screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel) that causes...

MexicoAdult female screwworm fly (Cochliomyia Hominivorax). - - New World Screwworm Fly. A type of parasitic insect known as New World Screwworm Fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel) that causes widespread...

ItalyA close-up of the United Nations flag flying at FAO headquarters. - - General: General.

MexicoScrewworm pupae. - - New World Screwworm Fly. A type of parasitic insect known as new world screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel) that causes widespread damage to livestock in the western h...

Number of rainfall days map for Africa covering period of 1-10 September 1990, providing information on the distribution of rainfall over time within a ten-day period. - - ARTEMIS - Africa Real-Time E...

ItalyThe G1obe: artificially coloured visible channel, received and processed at ESOC DARMSTADT. - - General: General.

Russian FederationEmpty shelves in a Moscow market reflect the serious food shortages facing parts of the USSR, following a sharp drop in grain production and the disintegration of the state marketing system. - -

MalaysiaOne of the most critical problems that has been identified in studies of street foods is adequate supply and access to potable water. Here, a young girl is filling container with water from tap. - - G...

ItalyWorld Food Day poster, 16 October 1992 - -

PeruPosters illustrating cover of Unasylva 159. The posters are from an FAO/Netherlands Community Forestry Development Project in the Peruvian Andes (GCP/PER/027/NET). - - FAO/Netherlands Community Fores...

ItalyNerve centre of the Credit Union - a general view of the main offices and public area. - - FAO Credit Union - Progress and Commitment. An idea of the volume of activity generated in 40 years by the Cr...

ItalyNerve centre of the Credit Union - the central filing vault that holds the records of all members - - FAO Credit Union: Progress and Commitment. An idea of the volume of activity generated in 40 years...

Cows infested by Cowdria ruminantium and acute dermatophilosis caused by the bites of the tropical bont tick, Amblyomma Variegatum. Cowdria ruminantium causes infectiuos heartwater disease which resul...

ItalyA successful conclusion - the loan applicant colelcts the cheque. In 1993 some 14,000 disbursements for loans and saving withdrawals were processed; while savings are paid on demand, loans range from...

Cow infested by dermatophilosis caused by the bites of the tropical bont tick Amblyomma Variegatum. It is a parasite that infests domestic animals, specially livestock. Currently it infests 14 Caribbe...

ItalyNerve centre of the Credit Union, the console where over 2,000 the transfers are made directly to banks worldwide each year. - - FAO Credit Union: Progress and Commitment. An idea of the volume of act...

ItalyThe start of the service - and FAO staff member consutls with a Credit Unin adviser on a longterm loan tto help with a major purchase. A typical use of this kind of loan would be to assist with the pu...

ItalyPortrait of FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf. - - FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 1994. Dr. Jacques Diouf (of Senegal, born 1 August 1938) was elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture...

ItalyPortrait of FAO Director General Dr. Jacques Diouf - - FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 1994. Dr. Jacques Diouf (of Senegal, born 1 August 1938) was elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture...

ItalyGeneral view of FAO Plenary Hall during the 27th Session of the FAO Conference, which lasted from 6-25 November 1993. - -

ItalyPortrait of FAO Director-General, Dr. Jacques Diouf. - - FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 1994. Dr. Jacques Diouf (of Senegal, born 1 August 1938) was elected Director-General of the Food and Agricultur...

ItalyPortrait of FAO Director-General, Dr. Jacques Diouf. - - FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 1994. Dr. Jacques Diouf (of Senegal, born 1 August 1938) was elected Director-General of the Food and Agricultur...

BangladeshCleaning of seed with locally made air cleaner. - - Strengthening of the National Vegetable Seed Production in Bangladesh: GCP/BGD/025-GCP/BGD/028/DEN. The micronutrients present in vegetables can pre...

MadagascarView of irrigated rice fields and small vegetable garden containing rainfed crops (maize, potatoes, vegetables) belonging to a farm house in the central highlands about 30 km south of Antananarivo. -...

BangladeshLocal vegetable market in early winter season. - - Strengthening of the National Vegetable Seed Production: GCP/BGD/025/BEL-GCP/BGD/028. The micronutrients present in vegetables can prevent many disea...

BangladeshFarmers with early cauliflowers they have grown from quality seed. - - Strengthening of the National Vegetable Seed Production in BAN: GCP/BGD/025/BEL & GCP/BGD/028/DE. The micronutrients present in v...

BangladeshTraining provided by the project on hybrid seed production to scientists of BARI. - - Strengthening of the National Vegetable Seed Production: GCP/BGD/025/BEL-028/DE. The micronutrients present in veg...

MadagascarRemoving sacks of rice from a Community Village Storehouse (GCV). - - Integrated Rural Development: UNDP/MAG/86/005. This project of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agricultur...

MadagascarWoman collecting water from village pump. - - Integrated Rural Development: UNDP/MAG/86/005. This project of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conc...

MadagascarRural Development Agent (RDA) with flip chart leading a talk with villagers on group participation at Miarinarivo. The aims of the project are to promote agricultural production by improving tradition...

MadagascarA maize crib after removal of the stored corn. - - Integrated Rural Development: UNDP/MAG/86/005. This project of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...

World Food Day 1994 in Italian, Portuguese, German, Swahili, Hindi. - -

MadagascarVillage woman having her blood pressure checked by worker from an NGO called CARFEM. - - Integrated Rural Development: UNDP/MAG/86/005. This project of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN F...

MadagascarPeasant farmers participating in group discussion at Miarinarivo. - - Integrated Rural Development: UNDP/MAG/86/005. This project of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agricultur...

MadagascarWomen tending poultry in standard chicken coop. - - Integrated Rural Development: UNDP/MAG/86/005. This project of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO...

World Food Day poster 1994 in the 5 official languages of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). - -

MadagascarWomen learning about food groups in a nutrition education class. - - Integrated Rural Development: UNDP/MAG/86/005. This project of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agriculture...