GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - A farmer gathering eggs in a chicken coop.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - A farmer taking an inventory of eggs.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - A farmer gathering eggs in a chicken coop.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - A farmer feeding chickens.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - A farmer feeding ostriches.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - A farmer feeding ostriches.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Hearing impaired school children harvesting garden eggs or Solanum aethiopicum in a vegetable garden as part of a Telefood project.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Hearing impaired school children harvesting garden eggs or Solanum aethiopicum in a vegetable garden as part of a Telefood project.

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Threshing rice. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve household...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Irrigation run off. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve househ...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Rice expert from China. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve ho...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Rice expert from China aiding local rice growers. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' p...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Threshing rice. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve household...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Rice harvest. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve household fo...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Rice harvest. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve household fo...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Rice harvest. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve household fo...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - Rice harvest. FAO Project: UTF/CHINA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve household fo...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - FAO project beneficiaries sorting tomatoes for sale at a local market. FAO Project: UTF/GHA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to incre...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - FAO project beneficiaries sorting tomatoes for sale at a local market. FAO Project: UTF/GHA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to incre...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - FAO project beneficiaries sorting tomatoes for sale at a local market. FAO Project: UTF/GHA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to incre...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - School children eating rice. FAO Project: UTF/GHA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productivity and improve...

GHANA12 November 2004, Ghana - FAO project beneficiaries sorting tomatoes. FAO Project: UTF/GHA/027/GHA - Special Programme for Food Security Phase I. The Objectives are to increase smallholders' productiv...

MAURITANIA24 October 2002, Atar - Nomad women of the Maur ethnic group drawing water from a well during a sandstorm.

NigerSheep and goats in the shade of an Acacia Albida. Fruit, leaves and roots of this tree are used for se1f-ferti1ization; the bark is used for drug-making.- It is an ideal tree for agro-forestry. - - Ge...

MaliWorkshop for wooden furniture. Wood products play an important role in the carbon cycle as well as provide rural income. - - Furniture Making..

NigerAn Acacia albida tree being used as a natural silo for fodder. - - Keita Integrated Development Project: GCP/NER/028/ITA. The Keita Integrated Development Project was launched in 1984 following an acc...

NigerChildren at a Koranic school. - - General: General.

ThailandLaboratory analysis of street foods and drinks has isolated various pathogens and other microbiological indicators. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F...

SenegalRipe fruits of the Tamarind tree (Tamarindus Indica). - - General: General.

SingaporeLaboratory analysis of street foods has isolated various pathogens, and other microbiological indicators. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has ca...

SenegalA man driving a cart pulled by a donkey is dwarfed by a forest of Baobab, also known as "Upside Down" trees (Adansonia Digitata). - - General: General.

IndiaWashing dishes in unsanitary surroundings. - -

GuineaFouta Djallon: Pine forest for commercial logging. - - General: General.

Burkina FasoA meeting of cattle breeders. - - General: General.

GuineaWild fruit from the Anona Senegalensis (Combretones). - - General: General.

SenegalExtensionist placing trays of paste made from papaya and bananas to dry in solar a oven where they will remain for 4-5 days and, once dried, will last for two years. - - Popularizing the Use of Small-...

GuineaA woman arranges mango slices on trays for drying, as part of an FAO project designed to promote household processing and conservation of produce. - - General: General.

SenegalPopularizing the use of small-scale fruit and vegetable preservation techniques.Rural women learning how to use a solar oven. - - Popularizing the Use of Small-scale Fruit and Vegetable Preservation T...

GuineaNursing mothers attending class on nutritional education. With the aid of posters, they are taught what ingredients to use, and how to prepare baby food on which they will be able to wean their infant...

Guinea-BissauMango vendors along roadside - -

GuineaCooperative of women fish-smokers. The women buy the fish direct from the fishermen, scrape off the scales and place the fish on grills. The fish are smoke on improved Chorkor stoves which are economi...

GuineaNiger open market, the second market of Conakry. Fruit and vegetables come from the largest (Madina market) and are sold at a much higher price. The fruit and vegetables sold in Conakry come mainly fr...

GuineaYoung woman washing cooking utensils outside her home in a slum area of Conakry. - -

EcuadorWomen of the Usig Indian community bringing their products to the weekly market at Guamote in Chimborazo Province. - - General: Genreal.

Burkina FasoCloseup of a child drinking a bowl of nourighing soup at the GVF Centre of Nutrition. - -

Burkina FasoA close-up of a woman carrying kernels of the fruit of Butyrospermum which will be made into Shea butter. - - General: Genreal.

Burkina FasoCirina Butyrospermi Vuillet feeding on Shea leaves. The caterpillar is considered a culinary delicacy. - - General: Genreal.

Guinea-BissauGreen belt around Bissau town. Legumes, lettuce, cabbages, etc. are grown in these orchards. - -

Rice terraces - -

INDONESIAFarmer and his cattle returning home across rice terraces after a day - -

IndonesiaTea plantation. - -

IndonesiaRice terraces. - -

INDONESIAFarmer and his cattle returing home across rice terraces after a day - -

IndonesiaTea plantation - -

IndonesiaFarmer using animal traction to plough rice fields. - -

IndonesiaWorkers on a tea plantation. - -

IndonesiaRice terraces - -

INDONESIAFarmer and his cattle returning home across rice terraces after a day - -

IndonesiaWorkers on a tea plantation. - -

SenegalWomen winnonwing rice near St. Louis. - -

INDONESIARice terraces. - -

IndonesiaWorkers harvesting rice - -

IndonesiaRice terraces - -

IndonesiaWorkers transplanting rice. - -

IndonesiaRice terraces. - -

INDONESIAFarmer and his cattle returning home across rice terraces after a day. - -

IndonesiaWorkers harvesting rice. - -

SenegalWomen winnowing rice. - -

INDONESIARice terraces. - -

IndonesiaWorkers harvesting rice. - -

UgandaSecond-hand clothes from the USA on sale at the market. - -

UgandaSalt on sale at the market. - -

UgandaEucalyptus tree - -

UgandaExploitation of forest for timber - -

UgandaConstructi forest productson of house from bamboo. - -

UgandaMan transporting traditional drums by bicycle. They are made from a wood locally known as Modotani, a wood which is very resonant and therefore ideal for the manufacture of musical instruments. - - Ge...

UgandaWoman cooperative member colouring raffia (Raphia hookeri) with chemical dye, after which it will be woven into baskets. - - Forests, Trees and People Programme Phase II: GCP/INT/552/SWE. This is an i...

UgandaRaffia coloured with chemical dye. The project helps to market items produced by an artisanal cooperative, composed mainly of women. They use raffia (Raphia Hookeri) to make objects such as baskets an...

UgandaWorker watering seedlings in forest nursery - - Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodive: UNO/RAF/006/GEF. The aim of this component of project UNO/RAF/006/GEF is to strenghten...

UgandaExploitation of forest for timber - -

UgandaTwo young children with heavy containers of water that they are about to carry home. - -

UgandaRoofing made from species of ficus. - -

UgandaBasket market. The raffia baskets are produced by an artisanal cooperative composed mainly of women. - - Forests, Trees and People Programme Phase II: GCP/INT/552/SWE. This is an innovative programme...

UgandaWomen producing raffia objects while attending a village meeting to discuss cooperative problems and their solutions. The project helps to market items produced by the cooperative and obtains credit f...

UgandaA plantation of Iron trees which have very hard wood. - -

UgandaExploitation of forest for timber. - -

UgandaWoman hanging out dyed raffia (raphia hookeri) to dry in the sun. It will be used by an artisanal cooperative, of which she is a member, to make items such as baskets and mats. - - Forests, Trees and...

UgandaFishermen bag charcoal on Jinja Bugembe beach along the shore of Lake Victoria. The charcoal will be used to smoke fish caught in the Lake, known for its Nile Perch. Traditional fishing boats are visi...

UgandaMale member of an artisanal cooperative making chairs from rattan. - - Forests, Trees and People Programme Phase II: GCP/INT/552/SWE. This is an innovative programme which is guided by the need to imp...

UgandaExploitation of forest for timber. - -

UgandaCloseup of bamboo trees. - -

UgandaThe FAO project helps to market items produced by an artisanal cooperative, composed mainly of women who use Raffia (Raphia Hooker) to make objects such as baskets and mats. - - The Forests, Trees and...

UgandaHides and skin processing: after flaying and washing, the skin is hung out for drying. - -

UgandaMale members of an artisanal cooperative making chairs from rattan. - - Forests, Trees and People Programme Phase II: GCP/INT/552/SWE. This is an innovative programme which is guided by the need to im...

UgandaForest has been destroyed for cultivation of land. - -

UgandaForest of Fontumnia (Rubber trees). - -

UgandaStudents in an outdoor class at Makerere University learning about the forestry project. - - Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodive: UNO/RAF/006/GEF. The aim of this componen...

UgandaPotatoes for sale in baskets made from bamboo. - -

UgandaPalm trees in sunset - -

UgandaWomen attending a village meeting to discuss cooperative problems and their solutions. The project helps to market items produced by the cooperative composed mainly of women who use Raffia (Raphia Hoo...