ITALYNovember 1981, Rome, Italy - Prime Minister of India, Indira Ghandi, delivers McDougall Lecture. 21st Session of FAO Conference. FAO Headquarters, (Plenary hall).

ITALYNovember 1981, Rome, Italy - Prime Minister of India, Indira Ghandi, delivers McDougall Lecture. 21st Session of FAO Conference. FAO Headquarters, (Plenary hall).

SudanThe 1ivestock market at New Ha1fa. - - General: General. The first project to be put into operation by the UN/FAO Wor1d Food Programme (WFP project 001) at its inception in 1963 was the supp1y of food...

YemenClose-up of one of the farmers working at the Wadi Zabid experimental farm in the Lowlands region. He is carrying a 'grub' hoe. - - Assistance to One of the Sixth Least Developed Countries in the Worl...

AlgeriaBoys of the War Orphans Centre at Oued Aissi, some 80 km east of Algiers, eating their midday meal. This is one of 46 such centres being assisted by WFP. - - Education and Training of War Orphans. One...

YemenFarm boys ho1d a sugar beet weighing 3.5 kg. which was grown on the experimenta1 farm south of Taiz and which wi11 be used as fodder. The growing of sugar beet was introduced by UN vo1unteers. - - UN...

YemenFarmers harvesting their first crop of Dutch potatoes which were introduced experimentally on the FAO farm at Makroug near Ibb in the Highlands. - - Assistance to one of the Sixth Least Developed Coun...

AlgeriaShepherd with his flock of sheep on the p1ains which are part of the WFP assisted Boulhilet farm - the rura1 development centre, 70 km. south of Constantine. - - Reforestation and Rural Development. T...

AlgeriaBoys of the War Orphans Centre at Boukhalfa near Tizi Ouzouz, 80 km east of Algiers. The boys live in a group of bungalows surrounding a central kitchen; three boys from each of the bungalows collect...

AlgeriaA team of workers planting seedlings of Pinus Halepensis in a largely arid region near Ain Beida, about 110 km. southeast of Constantine. An earlier successful attempt at land reclamation in this regi...

AlgeriaLand reclamation through reforestation near Ain Beida, about 110 km. southeast of Constantine. Workers are planting young seedlings of Pinus Halepensis in an arid region. The seedlings are carried par...

Viet NamA truck is loaded with boxes of Pinus Kesiya seedlings at a nursery near Da Lat. The seedlings will be planted as part of a reforestation project in the Da Lat region. Workers receive WFP rations. - -...

PhilippinesWorkers prepare the ground of an old coconut plantation where trees have been felled for replanting at the San Ramon Centre. - - Coconut Research and Development. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organiz...

ChinaA net is used in the harvest of silver carp at an aquaculture farm in the Hua-Si Production Brigade. - - General: General. The total number of Communes throughout China has been estimated at 60,000 a...

ChinaGir1s picking lettuce known as Chicken Feather. The lettuce has been inter-cropped with cabbage. - - The. The "Long March" Commune, covering an area of some 1,000 ha. outside Shanghai, was founded in...

ChinaA husband and wife having lunch with their family in their house at the Ma-Lu Commune. The wife is a leader of a farming Production Team and her husband works in a small industrial factory. - - The Ma...

ChinaA worker operates machine for the toasting of groundnuts at the Huang-Shan People. - - Huang-Shan People. Located some 40 kms. from Canton, the Commune cultivates an area of 4,300 ha. The main crop i...

MaliBaskets of smoked fish, mainly threadfins, on sale at the port market of Mopti on the Bani river, near its confluence with the Niger river. - - WFP Assistance to "Operation Pà?he".

ChinaGreenhouse production of vegetable seedlings. - - General: General. The "Long March" Commune, covering an area of some 1,000 ha. outside Shanghai, was founded in 1958. It consists of 14 Production Bri...

ChinaA net is used in the harvest of silver carp at an aquaculture farm in the Hua-Si Production Brigade. - - General: General. The total number of Communes throughout China has been estimated at 60,000 a...

BangladeshIn addition to its valuable properties as organic fertilizer, cow dung is sun-dried and used as fuel on the Indian subcontinent. - - Problems of The Small Farmer. Land reform has had the effect of mak...

ChinaA girl with a basket of round pears she has picked in an orchard at the Hua-Si Production Brigade. - - General: General. The total number of Communes throughout China has been estimated at 60,000 and...

BangladeshA mobile veterinary clinic service brings improvements to the health of rural dairy animals belonging to small scale farmers. Here an EMPCUL a veterinary doctor injects a heifer suffering from an eye...

SenegalFishermen put out to sea in a pirogue from the beach of Kayar, a fishing village about 50 km north of Dakar. - - West Africa's Fisheries. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. (FAO) has la...

SudanSpraying a mango tree attacked by termites, using a motorised knapsack sprayer, at the Government plantation of the El Bagaier Scheme in Gezira province, 25 miles south of Khartoum. - - Protection of...

CyprusSpring crop potatoes picked by two Cypriot women in a field in the Kouris river delta. - - Akrotiri Groundwater Development in Cyprus. The UN/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the G...

BrazilChildren of Barro, a riverside hamlet near Paratiga. - - Integrated Rural Development of Islands in the Sâ%o Francisco River. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. (FAO) is helping the Gov...

PHILIPPINESFishermen who lost thier fishing gear to the tidal wave, weave thier gill nets at the training centre in Balabang Island. - - Assistance to Tidal Victims in the Philippines. Answering an appeal by the...

NigerClose-up of the young wife of Sallah Algabit, Touareg director of the elementary school for nomads at Zongo Algabit, about 120 miles northwest of Zinder, in eastern Niger. - - Elementary School Feedin...

MoroccoA carpenter works on a small fishing boat aided by a young apprentice,at Essaouira,a fishing port south of Casablanca. - - West Africa's Fisheries. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.(FA...

LebanonA rich potato harvest at a farm about 15 km from Zahle, in the Bekaa region. - - Operation Seed Potato in Lebanon. The potato is an important food crop in Lebanon and normally the farmers import abou...

CyprusSpring crop potatoes picked by two Cypriot women in a field in the Kouris river delta. - - Akrotiri Groundwater Development in Cyprus. The UN/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has assisted the G...

ThailandA woman farmer weeds a rice field in a pilot scheme at the Boromdhat Land Consolidation project. - - Crop and Water Management. FAO is assisting the Thai Government through the Technical Cooperation P...

NigerTouareg children at an elementary school for nomads at Zongo Algabit, about 120 miles northwest of Zinder, in eastern Niger. A Touareg teacher stands in the background. - - Elementary School Feeding f...

JordanHarvesting grain on a slope in the Irbid area. In the background, land contoured to combat soil erosion. - - Rain-Fed Agriculture in Jordan. In 1976 the Government of Jordan asked the UN/Food and Agri...

PhilippinesChildren of Dinaig, A Muslim village in the province of Maguindanao,30km from Cotabato City, ride some of the 22 carabaos distributed by the Animal Husbandry bureau to the village. - - Assistance to T...

NigerTouareg children learning Arabic and religion (Koran) from a marabout-teacher in an elementary school for nomads at Zongo Algabit, about 120 miles northwest of Zinder, in eastern Niger. - - Elementar...

MoroccoThe skipper of "Ibn Sina", a UNDP/FAO research fishing vessel, uses sonar equipment which is designed to locate schools of fish. - - Weste Africa's Fisheries. The Food and Agriculture Organization of...

ThailandThai-bred ducks raised on a duck farm along a canal bank in the Bangpakong district, Chachoensao province, about 60 km. east of Bangkok. This duck farm, which lost about 8,000 ducks to the plague, now...

BrazilA subsistence farmer who cultivates beans and maize on llha de Paratinga, a small island of the Sâ%o Francisco river. Maize stalks in the background grow on the edge of a lagoon created inside the sma...

NepalBecause of the lack of adequate trails or tracks, the inhabitants of the hilly area north of the Lumbini zone must transport goods in baskets carried on their shoulders, as this little girl is doing w...

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Crop production and protection at Hakma Research Station. Malaki Dam.

ItalyGeneral view of Plenary Hall during the World Food Day Ceremony. - - General: General. The second World Food Day was observed with a special ceremony Saturday in Plenary Hall at the headquarters of th...

IndiaPreparation of lunch for in-patients, in the kitchen of the Thimphu Central Hospital. The attendant is cooking soy-fortified bulgur wheat provided by WFP. - - WFP Aid to Bhutan. Bhutan, one of the Lea...

ThailandGood maize crop grown in pilot demonstration area of Mai Sa. - - Integrated Watershed Management and Forest Land Use Project. People desperately in need of land for cultivation are rapidly destroying...

BrazilA fisherman stands in a pirogue with his catch of "surubi" (a river fish of the Siluroidea suborder) before taking it to market. - - Integrated Rural Development of Islands in the Sâ%o Francisco River...

NepalA woman from a village near Tansen carries her spade back from volunteer work for the widening of the 65-km footpath into a jeep track linking Tansen to Tamghas in the hilly area north of Lumbini zone...

EcuadorYoung village woman filling bucket with water at new communal tap at Llactahurco in Cotopaxi Province. This facility was built as part of community development through the traditional Indian system of...

KUWAITKuwait - Plant cultivation in plastic tunnels and greenhouses. Tomato farm.

IndiaKindergarten children of the Drukyel Primary School, near Paro, playing in their classroom. - - WFP Aid to Bhutan. Bhutan, one of the Least Developed Countries, its situated in the north-eastern Himal...

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Crop production and protection at Hakma Research Station. Water well.

ColombiaFarmers of Balboa, a village some 140 km from Popayan, the capital of Cauca Province, taste food prepared from WFP/DRI rations at a cookery demonstration held in the village school premises. - - Rehab...

BhutanFarmers harvesting rice in the valley of Paro. - - WFP Aid to Bhutan. Bhutan, one of the Least Developed Countries, its situated in the north-eastern Himalayas between the Tibetan plateau and the Assa...

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Crop production and protection at Hakma Research Station. Crop cultivation.

EcuadorVillagers of El Chilco de la Merced (3 200 m) in the province of Imbabura, prepare to plant trees on the hillside of the altiplano, part of an afforestation project using Pinus radiata. This work is c...

EcuadorWorker weeding at government tree nursery at Nagsiche in Cotopaxi Province. The nursery supplies tree seedlings (Pinus radiata and cypress) for afforestation cooperatives. - - WFP Assistance to Commu...

EthiopiaA family huddles in a makeshift shelter at the Ebanat camp, in the Bedemder region, 140 southeast of Gondar, where about 3,000 families of refugees came running away from drought.Each family receives...

ItalyFlags flying at FAO Headquarters. - - General: General. The second World Food Day was observed with a special ceremony Saturday in Plenary Hall at the headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organiz...

BhutanDistribution of lunch (bulgar and vegetables) to schoolchildren of the Ura Prmary School, 315 km east of Thimphu. - - General: General. Bhutan is a landlocked country situated in the northeastern Hima...

JamaicaGovernment crew determining the sex of and sorting tilapia fingerlings at a fish farmer's brood pond. Female fish (in tub) will be sold to a fishmeal plant. - - General: General.

LesothoA gang of 6 men and 19 women, villagers of Tlali, working to convert a bridle path into a 15 km road for 4-wheel drive vehicles. - - Soil Erosion in Lesotho. A small land-locked country, Lesotho has o...

BhutanA group of school children of the Ura Primary School, 315 km east of Thimphu. - - General: General. Bhutan is a landlocked country situated in the northeastern Himalayas between the Tibetan plateau an...

NigeriaMaize crib used as a sack store for dried grain by rendering the sides rainproof and fitting rat guards to the legs. - - African Rural Storage Centre (FAO/DANIDA) at International Institute of Tropica...

BhutanA pupil of the Punakha Central School, 76 km east of Thimphu, holds his rations following the lunch distribution. - - General: General. Bhutan is a landlocked country situated in the northeastern Hima...

BhutanChildren washing under village water tap. - - WFP Assistance to Bhutan. Bhutan is a landlocked country situated in the north-western Himalayas between the Tibetan plateau and the Assam-Bengal plains o...

BhutanEating lunch (bulgur and vegetables) at the Ura Primary School, 315 km east of Thimphu. - - General: General. Bhutan is a landlocked country situated in the northeastern Himalayas between the Tibetan...

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Greenhouse vegetable production.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Greenhouse vegetable production.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Greenhouse vegetable production.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Pivot irrigation system operating on oat fodder crop at a dairy farm.

PeruA farmer harvesting rice in Moyobamba Province in the region of San Martin. The Peruvian government is promoting settlement and rural development in the region by a variety of means, including loans t...

ParaguayThe farmers' traditional caretta is still the most common means of transporting people, produce and other heavy loads in the rural areas of Paraguay. But the people are also adopting new equipment and...

GrenadaSprinkler irrigating cinnamon seedlings at the Mirabeau Agricultural Research Station, near Pearls. - - Agricultural Development. Grenada, the most southerly of the Windward Islands, has long had to s...

DominicaPost-hurracane aid. Farmer fertilizing his crop. Fertilizers and advice on how to use them, were among the items provided by FAO to help the islanders recover from the two hurricanes of 1979 and 1980...

HondurasNine hundred and eight-three hens in this chicken farm produce an average of 600 eggs a day, which are sold in the market in El Progresso. Profits are shared among the Cooperative's members. - - Agrar...

GrenadaFarmer hoeing sweet potato crop on his farm. - - Agricultural Development. Grenada, the most southerly of the Windward Islands, has long had to shoulder the growing expense of large food imports. In a...

Antigua and BarbudaYoung farmer on tractor - in background banana plantation - - Aid for Smal Farmers. Antigua's natural resources are extremely limited, a sad characteristic it shares with its leeward and windward insl...

MontserratWeighing shaved wet blue hides to calculate the amount of chemicals needed for further processing. - - Tannery Project. To expand the market for locally-processed leather, FAO/UNDP helped modern tanne...

DominicaPost-hurricane aid. Farmer in his poultry house. - - Post-hurricane aid. The tiny Caribbean island republic of Dominica was barely emerging from the wreckage of hurricane David which struck in August...

DominicaMost vegetables, like these cabbages, are grown for local consumption. - - Post-Hurricane Aid. The tiny Caribbean island republic of Dominica was barely emerging from the wreckage of hurricane David,...

JamaicaA trainee at the Stanton Youth Skills Training Programme Centre learns the use of a motorized back-pack spray unit on a banana plantation. - - Agricultural Skills Training Programme. This government-s...

JamaicaWoman farmer placing yams in a basket. - - Forestry and Soil Conservation. FAO, thorough its Technical Cooperation Programme, is assisting the government in a two-and-a-half project to reorganize its...

JamaicaTrainees at the Paul Bogle Youth Skills Training Programme Centre receive instruction in the bud grafting of an improved mango variety. Of the 100 youths in training at this Centre, 45 are women. - -...

GrenadaUnloading the catch from a fishing boat onto a beach near St. George. - - Artisan Fisheries Development. The Government of Grenada's Ministry of Fisheries is improving the living standards of artisan...

PanamaCommunity members fill seedlings bags with soil at a Guaymi community tree nursery, established with the project's help. The pine seedlings are being planted as part of a reforestation effort already...

PanamaAn anti-measles vaccine is administered to Guaymi Indian babies at a school in the Veraguas Province. Improved health care is a major concern of the project. - - Rural Development for Guaymi Communiti...

MexicoPlanting coffee beans in a coffee nursery that is being helped by a project effort to rehabilitate the rural coffee industry. - - General: General. Acute rural poverty is wide spread in the mountainou...

MexicoFarmers are building a rural house. - - General: General. Acute rural poverty is wide spread in the mountainous State of Oxaca in the south-centre of Mexico. The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Reso...

BrazilFarmers weeding a rice paddy on a farm near Limoeiro, in the north-east state of Ceara'. - - General: General.

YemenSale of khat, which is north Yemen's primary cash crop. Khat (Catha edulis) is a member of the celestraceae family and is commonly chewed fresh as a daily stimulant by both men and women. It can also...

ITALYRome, 1981 - FAO Director-General Edouard Saouma. Opening session of the 21th Session of FAO Conference, FAO Headquarters.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Chicken coop at a poultry farm.

KUWAITKuwait - Plant cultivation in plastic tunnels and greenhouses. Hydroponic culture.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Greenhouse vegetable production.

KUWAITKuwait - Plant cultivation in plastic tunnels and greenhouses. Hydroponic culture.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Crop production and protection at Hakma Research Station. Crop cultivation.

BAHRAINBahrain - Cultivation of seeds and plants in plastic tunnels and greenhouses.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Crop production and protection at Hakma Research Station.

KUWAITKuwait - Plant cultivation in plastic tunnels and greenhouses. Tomato farm.

BAHRAINBahrain - Cultivation of seeds and plants in plastic tunnels and greenhouses.