IndiaWomen, who have a key role in looking after the milk animals, go to the cooperative twice a day to market their milk. - - World Food Programme "Operation Flood". This WFP-supported project aims at pr...

PeruPeruvian children outside a travel agency office near Lima. - - Vulnerable Group Feeding. The project supported by the UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP), is providing food assistance worth just over U...

PeruWomen sorting coffee at a cooperative in the Puno District. - - Vulnerable Group Feeding. The project supported by the UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP), is providing food assistance worth just over U...

PeruPeruvian mother and child in the Sierra region of the Andes. - - Vulnerable Group Feeding. The project supported by the UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP) is providing food assistance worth just over U...

ColombiaWorker at the CENICAFE experimental centre picking coffee beans. These trees were fertilized with dehydrated coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia Nationa...

MaliA new born calf about to be weighed by ILCA Research Station staff. - - International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA). The International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA) is collaborating with FAO...

TogoBlind women suffering from leprosy learning to ruche material at the Centre for Handicapped People (COSHANI), at Niamtougou. - - Integrated rural development. Operations of this FAO project are locate...

ColombiaClose-up of leaves of healthy young coffee plants at a CENICAFE centre. These plants were fertilized with recycled coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia N...

MaliGroup of happy children in a Sahelian village - - International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA). The International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA) is collaborating with FAO in its field research...

TogoYams on sale at market near Sokodà? - - Integrated rural development. Operations of this FAO project are located in the north of Togo and are mainly focused on farmers and the increase of agricultural...

ColombiaSerried rows of coffee plants in plastic containers at the CENICAFE nursery near Manizales. Dehydrated coffee pulp fertilization will be used in their cultivation. - - Recycling of Organic Residues fr...

TogoChildren bathing while animals are drinking in the same stream. - - Integrated rural development. Operations of this FAO project are located in the north of Togo and are mainly focused on farmers and...

ColombiaA coffee grower transporting coffee beans on a donkey to a processing plant where the coffee beans will be extracted and the waste will be recycled. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Produ...

TogoBlind village chief sitting outside his dwelling. - - Integrated rural development. Operations of this FAO project are located in the north of Togo and are mainly focused on farmers and the increase o...

Costa RicaA storehouse with bags of balanced animal feed made from coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia National Federation of Coffee Growers, in conjunction with...

BeninLake Ganvie - a short drive from Cotonou - is famous for its wooden houses built on stilts over the shallow waters. It is rapid1y becoming a tourist attraction. WFP photo by J. Van Acker (see card fo...

TogoMembers of a rural community sieving sand while working on construction of a village school. - - Integrated rural development. Operations of this FAO project are located in the north of Togo and are m...

ColombiaCoffee beans growing at the CENICAFE experimental centre near Manizales. Dehydrated coffee pulp was used as fertilizer. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia National...

TogoA millet mill in operation. - - Integrated rural development. Operations of this FAO project are located in the north of Togo and are mainly focused on farmers and the increase of agricultural product...

TogoWomen emptying water into a cement storage container, which they have collected from a nearby well. The water will be used for construction work. - - Integrated rural development. Operations of this F...

ColombiaMembers of the cooperative receive payment after handing in their produce. The WFP Project helps the cooperative to accumulate funds. - - Complementary Feeding and Promotion of Small Income-Generating...

HaitiScene along a road near Les Cayes. Donkeys are widely used as beasts of burden. - - WFP Assistance to Rural Development and Vulnerable Groups. One of the world?s poorest countries, Haiti, is a small,...

HaitiYoung man selling bananas. - - WFP Assistance to Rural Development and Vulnerable Groups. One of the world's poorest countries, Haiti, is a small, largely rocky and mountainous island in the Caribbean...

HaitiTobacco being sorted and prepared for drying. - - WFP Assistance to Rural Development and Vulnerable Groups. One of the world's poorest countries, Haiti, is a small, largely rocky and mountainous isla...

HaitiPiles of "Lambi", (vernacular name in Haiti for the conch) an edible shellfish. - - WFP Assistance to Rural Development and Vulnerable Groups. One of the world's poorest countries, Haiti, is a small,...

HaitiFishing boat off the coast at Les Cayes. - - WFP Assistance to Rural Development and Vulnerable Groups. One of the world's poorest countries, Haiti, is a small, largely rocky and mountainous island in...

MauritaniaA well near Kaà?i, built with international community aid. It is used mainly for cattle. - - Food Shortages Threaten African Countries in the Sahel. The food supply outlook for Africa in 1984 remains...

MauritaniaWomen rewarded with some success in their attempts to grow vegetables in the middle of the desert. They carry water long distances from the few remaining water holes. - - Food Shortages Threaten Afric...

MauritaniaWomen working on the design for the decoration of a nomad tent. - - Food Shortages Threaten African Countries in the Sahel. The food supply outlook for Africa in 1984 remains serious with many countri...

NigerAccustomed to open spaces, the once wide-ranging Bororo retain some of their habits, such as cooking outside on portable stoves. - - Developing the Agricultural Potential of Tahoua Department. Tahoua...

YemenMillet production in the Sourou Valley is aided by irrigation. - - Development of the Sourou Valley. The government of Burkina Faso has declared the development of the Sourou Valley top priority. In 1...

YemenA flock of Guinea fowl. In the background, a woman is pounding dried meat. - - Development of the Sourou Valley. The government of Burkina Faso has declared the development of the Sourou Valley top pr...

NigerBamboo being carried to a construction site. - - Developing the Agricultural Potential of Tahoua Department. Tahoua Department is situated partly in the Sahel, partly in the Sahara. Since 1968, it has...

YemenWadi Hadramaut case study irrigation en cuvette. The water is retained by the small dirt dikes. - - Agricultural Project Case Study, Wadi Hadramaut: People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Financed by...

NigerMan planting a tree. The stonewall behind protects it, acting as a windbreak. - - Developing the Agricultural Potential of Tahoua Department. Tahoua Department is situated partly in the Sahel, partly...

Burkina FasoLocal blacksmith at work. - - Development of the Sourou Valley. The Government of Burkina Faso has declared the development of the Sourou Valley of first priority. In 1984, construction was begun on a...

Burkina FasoIrrigating a field of Niebe (local variety of bean). - - Population Education. The Government of Burkina Faso requested FAO assistance for the production of a series of filmstrips of concern to wom...

MoroccoExample of good fertile earth that has dried and cracked from lack of rain. - - Agricultural Rehabilitation Programme for Africa. Successive years of drought in sub-Saharan Africa have produced the wo...

MoroccoAn official from the Government Extension Service demonstrates the good quality of wheat grown in a region of the Souss Valley where wadi water irrigates the land. - - Agricultural Rehabilitation Prog...

SamoaA young man eating coconut flesh. - - Agriculture Productivity of Subsistence Farmers, Western Samoa: TCP/SAM/6652. The Government of Western Samoa is adopting a policy to improve technical assistance...

SamoaHybrid coconut tree which is a cross between a Red Malayan Dwarf (the mother tree) and the tall Rennell coconut. - - General: General. The Government of Western Samoa is adopting a policy to improve t...

Burkina FasoThe importance of extension in rice culture: farmers meet with extension worker who explains good practices of rice cultivation. - - Experimental Centre of Rice and Irrigated Crops: BKF/81/001. CERCI...

Burkina FasoAn extension agent explains about rice cultivation and seeds to farmers at the entrance of CERCI Headquarters in Farako-Bâ?- - CERCI (Experimental Centre of Rice and Irrigated Crops): BKF/81/001. CER...

Burkina FasoWorker preparing earth canals for irrigating fields where maize will be cultivated - - CERCI (Experimental Centre of Rice and Irrigated Crops): BKF/81/001. CERCI (Experimental Centre of Rice and Irrig...

Burkina FasoExtension officer explaining the importance of fresh eggs in the diet of young children. - - Upgrading the National Agricultural Extension Service: BKF/87/017. Assistance is provided to the National A...

Burkina FasoExtensionist offering a tasty portion of chicken to a village child. - - Upgrading the National Agricultural Extension Service: BKF/87/017. Assistance is provided to the National Agricultural Extensio...

Burkina FasoA veterinarian vaccinating a chicken helped by a village woman. - - Upgrading the National Agricultural Extension Service: BKF/87/017. Assistance is provided to the National Agricultural Extension Ser...

AlgeriaCaravan of camels in the Grand Erg Occidental desert in Southern Algeria. - -

AlgeriaHab fodder for camels in the desert - -

AlgeriaAn oases where crops are being cultivated. - -

AlgeriaThe interior of the Grand Erg Occidental desert with its sandy dunes. - -

AlgeriaPalm trees growing at the edge of the town among the sand dunes. - -

AlgeriaA camel harnessed to the mechanism of a well in the middle of the Grand Erg Occidental desert is pulling up water from a considerable depth. - -

AlgeriaCameleers and their camels at a well in the middle Grand Erg Occidental desert near El Golea. - -

MadagascarWoman selling fish from the early morning catch. - - General: General.

MadagascarClose-up of rice terraces. - - General: General.

MadagascarNew model beehive with a palm cover to protect it from the sun. - - Reduction of Poverty and Promotion of Sustainable Livelihoods: MAG/97/008/A/01/99.

MadagascarBaskets of tea leaves being weighed at a collection point outside a tea factory. - - General: General.

MadagascarView of countryside with rice terraces and watershed management. - - General: General.

MadagascarWorker on a private tea plantation manually fertilizing the plants. - - General: General.

MadagascarExample of slash and burn agriculture with cassava crop growing in the background. - - General: General.

MadagascarView of tea plantation on terraced hillside with reforestation in the background and eroded hillsides in the distance. - - General: General.

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Inspecting a potato crop for possible incidence of plant disease at the Cambérene Horticultural Centre. This project is jointly undertaken by...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Examining a sweet potato crop being grown experimentally at the Cambérene Horticultural Centre. This project is jointly undertaken by the Gove...

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - Workers (and helpers) at a motor-boat repair shop at Joal. This project was sponsored by ILO and is now self-supporting.

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Close-ups of peppers growing as an experimental crop at the Cambérene Horticultural Centre. This project is jointly undertaken by the Governme...

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - Workers in a motor-boat repair shop at Joal. This project was sponsored by ILO and is now self-supporting.

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - During fishing operations, the purse seine is used to encircle the fish. The aims of this FAO project are to build up fisheries development...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Weeding between potatoes growing as an experimental crop at the Cambérene Horticultural Centre. This project is jointly undertaken by the Gove...

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - Part of the plant in a fish meal factory at Djifer. The aims of this FAO project are to build up fisheries development centres in four impor...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1977. Checking the growth of an experimental cabbage crop. This joint project is undertaken by the Government and FAO through an associate expert finance...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1977 - General view of the Horticultural Development Centre at Camebrene. This joint project is undertaken by the Government and FAO through an associate...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1977. Workers weeding an experimental potato crop at the Centre. This joint project is undertaken by the Government and FAO through an associate expe...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1977. Expert and Senegalese counterpart discuss the results of an experimental crop grown at the Centre. This joint project is undertaken by the Governme...

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - Young Senegalese fishermen being trained in the construction of traditional wooden fishing boats. The aims of this FAO project are to build...

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - Drawing in the purse seine net aboard the project vessel ?ompat". The aims of this FAO project are to build up fisheries development centres in...

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - After the catch the fish is carefully sorted into boxes. The aims of this FAO project are to build up fisheries development centres in four impo...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Examining an experimental crop of tomatoes at the Cambérene Horticultural Centre. This project is jointly undertaken by the Government and FAO...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - A variety of vegetables on sale in the market at Dakar. This project is jointly undertaken by the Government and FAO and is financed by Belgiu...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1977. Spraying an experimental plot of vegetables with pesticides at the Centre. This joint project is undertaken by the Government and FAO through an as...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Women workers at a processing plant in Dakar sort French beans prior to weighing and packaging. Consignments of these and other vegetables are del...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Watering an experimental crop of lettuce at the Camberéne Horticultural Centre. This project is jointly undertaken by the Government and FAO a...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1977. A worker weeds an experimental onion crop at the Centre. This joint project is undertaken by the Government and FAO through an associate expert...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Packages of fresh French beans are sent daily by air freight from this processing plant in Dakar to markets in Europe. This project is jointly...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - French beans and sweet peppers on sale in the market at Dakar. This project is jointly undertaken by the Government and FAO and is financed by...

SENEGALCENTRE FOR HORTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Senegal, 1979 - Potato plants in flower at the Cambérene Horticultural Centre. This project is jointly undertaken by the Government and FAO and is financed by...

SENEGALDEVELOPMENT OF INSHORE ARTISAN FISHING, Senegal, 1977 - Drawing in the purse seine net aboard the project vessel ?ompat". The aims of this FAO project are to build up fisheries development centres in...

Sierra LeoneNyala University college field day introduces the peasant farmers to new crops such as soya beans. - - General: General.

Sierra LeoneIn the village of Gbuhuhuin, where a village self-help scheme has started, village women get together to discuss their problems. - - UN Fund for Population Activities ? Women in Rural Development. In...

Sierra LeoneRice. - - General: General.

ItalyA marble inscription with the preamb1e to the FAO Constitution in French, housed at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. - - General: General.

ItalyA marble inscription with the preamb1e to the FAO Constitution in Spanish, housed at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. - - General: General.

LesothoA classroom of kindergarten and primary school children. School meals, using WFP food inputs, motivate parents to send children to school regularly. - - Pre-School and Primary School Feeding. The proj...

ItalyWell-stacked timber at the Eurolegno Timber Yard, Via di Tor Pagnotta, near Rome. - - General: General.

EgyptPainting in tomb of Sennedjem at Deir el-Medina, Luxor, XIX dynasty. Depicted image shows Sennedjem cutting wheat with his sickle. Beside him, his wife gathers the harvested wheat. - - General: Genera...

LesothoYoung horseman silhouetted against a stormy background. Animal transport is a common means of travel in Lesotho. - - General: General.

ItalyWell-stacked timber at the Eurolegno Timber Yard, Via di Tor Pagnotta, near Rome. - - General: General.

ItalyA marble inscription with the preamb1e to the FAO Constitution in English, housed at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. - - General: General.