AfghanistanWeir on River Kunar, a major beneficiary of FAO - -

AfghanistanDeminers clear agricultural land by an irrigation canal. Afghanistan is one of the most densely mined countries in the world. - -

AfghanistanHigh-yielding seed being dressed to prevent its consumption as food. - -

AfghanistanWith no permanent FAO office to insecurity, programme officers depend upon flights from the UNOCHA plane to make monitoring visits - -

AfghanistanYoungsters waiting for water at Sar Shahi refugee camp near Jalalabad. - -

AfghanistanTurkoman watering camels. - -

AfghanistanApple-picking, Chakh Valley, a main focus of FAO apple orchards under the Crossborder Operation. - -

AfghanistanRice harvest. - -

AfghanistanWomen carrying fodder in the Kunar Valley. Improved maize varieties, introduced under FAO's Crossborder Operation, have increased fodder yields. - -

AfghanistanPrimary school children. - -

AfghanistanVaccinating against Blackquarter disease in Shibarghan under FAO's user pays animal health service. - -

AfghanistanPine and cedar logs from the last of Afghanistan's natural forests await transport to Pakistan. - -

AfghanistanNimla Bargh, a pleasure garden built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan, is being rehabilitated under an FAO programme. - -

PakistanSeed-cleaning at Cargill Pakistan Seeds, a major supplier to FAO's Crossborder Operation to Afghanistan. - -

AfghanistanGoats returning from their summer grazing before winter falls. - - General: General.

AfghanistanRelief food for Afghan refugees, near Peshawar. - -

AfghanistanWinnowing wheat. - -

AfghanistanVeterinarian vaccinating chickens near Shibarghan under FAO's user pays animal health service. - -

AfghanistanWorkers at a fruit-tree FAO-supported nursery at Nimla Bargh, Nangarhar. - -

PakistanCargill-produced seeds being loaded at Lahore for shipment to FAO's seed store at UNILOG. - -

AfghanistanDifferent wheat varieties introduced under FAO programme. - -

AfghanistanHigh-yielding seed, produced by local farmers under supervision, is cleaned with FAO supplied machinery. - -

AfghanistanBoy making nan bread. - -

AfghanistanBlackwater vaccination supported by FAO at Dehdadi Village near Mazar-i-Sharif. - -

AfghanistanLocal workers build a reinforced culvert for an irrigation canal to prevent it being destroyed by flooding in the washes. - -

AfghanistanJalalabad has 180,000 refugees, mainly from Kabul. - -

AfghanistanBreaking stones to make gabions under FAO's Irrigation Repair Programme on the Surkhrud River, Nangarha province. - - Irrigation Repair Programme.

AfghanistanCleaning improved seed produced by Afghan farmers under NGO supervision, as part of the Crossborder seed improvement programme. - -

AfghanistanOrchard of Golden delicious apples. - -

AfghanistanFAO-supported fruit and amenity-tree nursery in Peche Valley, Kunar Province. - -

AfghanistanRice harvest. - -

AfghanistanCattle vaccination, Dehdadi village, near Mazar-i-Sharif. - -

AfghanistanWater line at Sar Shahi refugee camp, near Jalalabad. - -

AfghanistanCleaning improved seed produced by Afghan farmers under NGO supervision, as part of the Crossborder seed improvement programme. - -

AfghanistanWorkers making gabions for river bank protection, Surkhrud river. - -

AfghanistanBlackwater vaccination, Dehdadi village near Mazar-i-Sharif, supported by FAO. - -

JapanBlack Wagyu carcasses. Tokio wholesale market. - - Meat and Dairy project.

JapanStall rearing of Japanese Black Wagyu cattle. - -

JapanStall rearing of Japanese Black Wagyu cattle. - -

AfghanistanKunar sharecropper amid his crop of sugar cane, a very successful introduction and source of income. - -

AfghanistanCanal intake and bank-protection gabions built under irrigation repair programme. - -

AfghanistanVeterinarian inspects a goat under user-pays system of animal health care. - -

AfghanistanGabions and canal walls, Kunar Valley, rebuilt under FAO - -

AfghanistanCleaning improved seed produced by AFghan farmers under NGO supervision, as part of the Crossborder seed improvement programme - -

PakistanFAO Representative in Pakistan, Ismet Hakim, shaking hands with Ismail Khan, the military governor of Herat, on World Food Day - -

AfghanistanRelief food for Afghan refugees. - -

AfghanistanBlackwater vaccination supported by FAO, at Dehdadi Village near Mazar-i-Sharif. - -

AfghanistanUnder user pays, livestock-owners must pay for the animal remedies they need - -

AfghanistanField of Basmati-385 rice, introduced to Kunar under Crossborder Operation. - - FAO Crossborder Operation.

AfghanistanDrying plums on racks. - -

AfghanistanPruning apricot and peach saplings in FAO-supported nursery, Kunar Valley. - -

AfghanistanPak-81 improved wheat seed, bagged in accordance with FAO standards. - -

JapanBlack Wagyu cow and calf. - -

JapanDairy farm, Holstein cows. - -

AfghanistanCommunity crop extensionists, responsible for pest control in the locust-prone villages of the north, are trained under a FAO pest-control programme. - -

JapanYakitori: cubes of chicken and vegetables threaded on a skewer and barbecued. - - General: General.

AfghanistanApples being picked for export to Pakistan, Ghazni - -

AfghanistanImproved seed produced near Herat by contract farmers in exchange for relief, wheat is weighed before being distributed under FAO's seed improvement programme for North and West Afghanistan. - -

JapanBlack Wagyu grazing (probably taken for scenic motives, as most cattle remain in their stall). - -

JapanDairy farm, Guernsey/Jersey cows - -

PolandBagging of skimmed milk powder. - - Located at Wysokie Mazovieckie (approx. 90 km. NE of Warsaw), the dairy is run as a farmersÂ?ooperative. It has successfully adapted to the economic changes which h...

JapanBlack Wagyu carcasses. Wholesale market. - -

JapanStall rearing of Japanese Black Wagyu cattle. - -

JapanLand clearance in hill district. - -

JapanTonkatsu, which is fried pork. - - General: General.

JapanDairy farm. - -

AfghanistanConcrete slabs, made locally with FAO-supplied materials, enable villages to clean irrigation culverts. - -

PolandBagging of skimmed milk powder. - - Located at Wysokie Mazovieckie (approx. 90 km. NE of Warsaw), the dairy is run as a farmers' cooperative. It has successfully adapted to the economic changes which...

JapanWestern style dishes, such as grilled steak, are increasingly popular. - - General: General.

JapanDairy farm, fodder production. - -

PolandTreatment of liquid waste from dairy before discharge. - - Located at Wysokie Mazovieckie (approx. 90 km. NE of Warsaw), the dairy is run as a farmers' cooperative. It has successfully adapted to the...

JapanSukiyaki: thins slices of beef cooked on a hot plate and dipped in raw egg. - -

JapanDairy farm, fodder production. - -