UgandaWomen farmers queueing to receive micro-loans. - - General: General.

UgandaA young widow, who is HIV positive, bought a sewing machine with a micro-loan from AWOFS and is now able to earn a living as a dressmaker in a shop in the suburbs of Kampala. - - AIDS Widows Orphan Fa...

UgandaThis young man, who is an orphan, qualified for an AWOFS loan and bought a plot of land with clay soil suitable for brick-making. Hardened bricks are piled up to dry before being baked in an oven. - -...

UgandaFemale manager from a nursery growing an improved variety of Clonal coffee is demonstrating how to take a cutting from a plant. - - Small-scale Irrigation Development in Support of the Special Program...

UgandaFarmers taking cuttings clonal coffee plants, an improved variety. - - Small-scale Irrigation Development in Support of the Special Programme for Food Security.

UgandaPortrait of a young man, an orphan, who qualified for an AWOFS loan and bought a plot of land with clay soil suitable for brick-making. - - AIDS Widows Orphan Family Support (AWOFS).

UgandaFarmer holding a branch that he has just cut from a clonal coffee plant. The branch will then be divided into small cuttings from which seedlings will be propagated from this improved variety. - - Sma...

UgandaThis young man, who is an orphan, qualified for an AWOFS loan and bought a plot of land with clay soil suitable for brick-making. The clay soil is broken up with a spade, softened with water and throw...

UgandaWoman farmer holding small branches cut from a clonal coffee plant. The branches will then be divided into small cuttings from which seedlings will be propagated from this improved variety. - - Small-...

UgandaAn HIV positive widow in conversation with a counselor from AWOFS organization. - - AIDS Widows Orphan Family Support (AWOFS).

UgandaThis young man, who is an orphan, qualified for an AWOFS loan and bought a plot of land with clay soil suitable for brick-making. The clay soil is broken up with a spade, softened with water and throw...

UgandaExtension worker taking a cutting from a vanilla plant. - - General: General.

UgandaFarmers holding branches that have just been cut from a clonal coffee plant. The branches will then be divided into small cuttings from which seedlings will be propagated from this improved variety. -...

UgandaAn HIV positive widow feeding the chickens that she bought with a loan granted by AWOFS. - - AIDS Widows Orphan Family Support (AWOFS).

UgandaWoman farmer receiving a micro-loan. - - General: General.

UgandaA group of women farmers planting cuttings from Clonal coffee plants, which will eventually be sold to generate income. - - Small-scale Irrigation Development in Support of the Special Programme for F...

UgandaAn HIV positive widow feeding the chickens that she bought with a loan granted by AWOFS. - - AIDS Widows Orphan Family Support (AWOFS).

UgandaWomen farmers queueing to receive micro-loans. - - General: General.

UgandaA group of women farmers planting cuttings from Clonal coffee plants, which will eventually be sold to generate income. - - Small-scale Irrigation Development in Support of the Special Programme for F...

UgandaThis young man, who is an orphan, qualified for an AWOFS loan and bought a plot of land with clay soil suitable for brick-making. Hardened bricks are piled up to dry before being baked in an oven. - -...

SenegalSeedlings being planted in an arid area for dune fixation. These activities form part of the rural forestry development project in the fight against desertification. - - Support to Rural Forestry Deve...

CambodiaIntegrated Pest Management (IPM): Two farmers, both of them landmine victims, working in a rice field. The combined effect of better water management, use of certified seeds and appropriate fertilizer...

CambodiaIntegrated Farmer Field School: Visit to a Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) site. Young people learn how to control crop pests through the use of biological methods rather than pesticides. -...

CambodiaImproved pig-raising, using antibiotic treatment, has helped to reduce pig mortality rates from 35 to 10%. - - Special Programme for Food Security: SPFS/CMB/6701. The series of wars in and around Camb...

ThailandWoman in a market selling street-food kebabs from a charcoal-fuelled stove. The Regional Wood Energy Development Programme of FAO contributes to the sustainable production of wood fuels, their efficie...

SenegalGathering aubergines in a micro-garden on the roof terrace of a building in a suburb of Dakar. - - Introduction of New Technology for Micro-Gardens in Urban and Suburban Areas: TCP/SEN/8823(D). Over t...

ThailandWorkers unloading charcoal from a boat. The Regional Wood Energy Development Programme of FAO contributes to the sustainable production of wood fuels, their efficient processing and marketing and thei...

SenegalProject participants receive training on how to cultivate vegetables using micro-garden techniques. - - Introduction of New Technology for Micro-Gardens in Urban and Suburban Areas: TCP/SEN/8823(D). O...

ThailandA woman unloading mangrove logs that will be used for charcoal production. The Regional Wood Energy Development Programme of FAO contributes to the sustainable production of wood fuels, their efficien...

SenegalWomen preparing planks for the frame and base of cultivation trays made from wood pallets. The trays are then used for micro-gardening. - - Introduction of New Technology for Micro-Gardens in Urban an...

CambodiaA man and woman selling fuel wood in a wood market. The Regional Wood Energy Development Programme of FAO contributes to the sustainable production of wood fuels, their efficient processing and market...

SenegalA Vietnamese apiculture expert (left) showing a honeycomb frame. Apiculture is one of the activities carried out with South-South Cooperation under FAO's Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS). -...

CambodiaTwo young men selling charcoal along the roadside.The Regional Wood Energy Development Programme of FAO contributes to the sustainable production of wood fuels, their efficient processing and marketin...

SenegalA farmer drying the onion harvest. - - Special Programme for Food Security Case Study: South-South Cooperation: Tripartite Agreement Senegal/Viet Nam/FAO: SPFP/SEN/4501. This agreement has launched a...

SenegalWomen from Dakar constructing wooden containers that will be used to grow vegetables in urban micro-gardens. The women are taught how to do this as part of FAO's Special Programme for Food Security. -...

SenegalFAO's Special Programme for Food Security is helping Senegalese women from Dakar to improve poultry production. - - General: General.

CambodiaAt a primary school in Sim Reap Province, young people, aided by adults, learn how to control pests using mainly biological methods rather than pesticides. - - General: General.

SenegalWomen from poor neighborhoods of Dakar learn how to grow vegetables in urban micro gardens. - - General: General.

SenegalThrough the FAO South/South Cooperation Scheme, a Vietnamese expert teaches Senegalese farmers about methods of cultivating improved rice varieties. - - FAO South/South Cooperation Scheme.

ThailandCharcoal is made in a commercial kiln. The kiln uses mangrove trees grown specifically for making charcoal, helping to conserve forest resources. - - General: General.