PhilippinesWomen farmers working on a plot of land that has been planted with peas, courgettes and asparagus. As agrarian reform beneficiaries, these farmers from the Ibaloi ethnic group were given land previous...

LebanonExtracting essential oils from various plants including thyme, oregano and sage to test their antibiotic effect on bacteria at the Food Quality Control Institute. These plants are collected from diffe...

LebanonThe Director of a fish farm in Anjar Bekaa Valley with two-day old trout from Denmark. The farm produces rainbow trout to sell to restaurants and shops and is rearing about 16 000 fish in its ponds. A...

CHINAWater buffalo farm in China. This is the only research institute in China for water buffalo. The institute is now independent but was once part of the Guanxi Animal Husbandry Institute. There are thre...

PhilippinesFarmer from cooperative association feeding milk to a calf. Sustainable Agrarian Reform Communities ?Technical Support to Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (SRC-TSARRD): GCP/PHI/042/NET. Sustaina...

JordanConstructing a stone wall to offer protection from soil erosion in an olive grove. As part of participatory training and extension for olive production the project gave advice on soil management. - -...

JordanSheep farmer examining one of his sheep. He is a past beneficiary of two loans from the Agricultural Credit Corporation, which he used to buy livestock. The Technical Cooperation Programme of the Food...

JordanAn example of urban animal husbandry showing goats grazing on the citadel in the centre of Amman. - - Assistance for Enhancing Rural Banking Services: TCP/JOR/8821. The Technical Cooperation Programme...

LebanonChecking for adulteration of olive oil at the Food Quality Control Institute. Oil is often mixed with soybean oil, which has the effect of reducing the acidity so the oil can be marketed as extra virg...

LebanonThe fish farm in Anjar Bekaa Valley produces rainbow trout to sell to restaurants and shops and is rearing about 16 000 fish in its ponds. After two months the fish are given to restaurants and shops...

LebanonClose-up of rainbow trout in fish farm. The farm produces rainbow trout to sell to restaurants and shops and is rearing about 16 000 fish in its ponds. After two months the fish are given to restauran...

LebanonTaking cutting for propagation at the Agricultural Research Institute for Olive Culture at Tyre, South Lebanon. The centre carries out research into improving production of olive trees and is growing...

LebanonFishermen mending their nets. - - Local Support to the Rehabilitation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: UTFN/LEB/002/LEB. The objective of the project is to give support to three sub-sectors: ag...

LebanonFAO agronomist planting olive cuttings in "perlite" at the Agricultural Research Institute for Olive Culture at Tyre, south Lebanon. The centre carries out research into improving production of olive...

LebanonInspector at a food quality control centre in Lebanon testing for "Marek" disease in chickens. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various government ministries whe...

LebanonPlanting out olive seedlings at the Agricultural Research Institute for Olive Culture at Tyre, south Lebanon. The centre carries out research into improving production of olive trees and is growing fi...

LebanonUsing ELISA method for checking levels of aflatoxins in a food quality control centre in Lebanon. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various government ministries...

LebanonAn employee of the Agricultural Research Institute for Olive Culture at Tyre, south Lebanon holding an olive tree that is a few months old and now ready for sale. - - Improvement and Development of Ol...

LebanonPreparing buffers for ELISA method of checking levels of aflatoxins in a food quality control centre in Lebanon. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various governm...

LebanonFAO agronomist examining olive trees on one of a hundred plots controlled by the Agricultural Research Institute for Olive Culture at Tyre, south Lebanon. The centre has been improving production by r...

LebanonPreparing buffers for ELISA method of checking levels of aflatoxins in a food quality control centre in Lebanon. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various governm...

LebanonAn olive grove at the Agricultural Research Institute for Olive Culture at Tyre, south Lebanon. The centre carries out research into improving production of olive trees and is growing five different v...

PhilippinesChildren riding a horse over land where rice has been harvested. - - Agri-Based Livelihood for Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Soldiers and Their Families in the Special Zone of Peace and Develo...

PhilippinesHarvesting rice in an area that was deserted due to fighting two years previously. The rice harvest was poor because of bad weather conditions. Drought followed by heavy rain resulted in infestation o...

PhilippinesHarvesting rice in an area that was deserted due to fighting two years previously. The rice harvest was poor because of bad weather conditions. Drought followed by heavy rain resulted in infestation o...

PhilippinesHarvesting rice in an area that was deserted due to fighting two years previously. The rice harvest was poor because of bad weather conditions. Drought followed by heavy rain resulted in infestation o...

JordanGroup of women farmers being trained in pruning of olive trees by an extension worker. The upkeep and harvesting of olive trees is often carried out by women on small farms because the trees are usual...

JordanA camel is pictured in a desert landscape. - - Assistance for Enhancing Rural Banking Services: TCP/JOR/8821. The Technical Cooperation Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

JordanTraditional method of ploughing between olive trees using a donkey to pull the plough. The project gives advice to farmers on ploughing. - - Assistance to Participatory Extension and Training for Oliv...

JordanA demonstration by an extension worker showing women farmers how to prune olive trees. The upkeep and harvesting of olive trees is often carried out by women on small farms because the trees are usual...

JordanFarmers queuing at a branch of the Agricultural Credit Corporation to request financial aassistance. The Technial Cooperation Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (...

LebanonTesting for bacteria such as Salmonella. The Food Quality Control Institute is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various government ministries where government inspectors bring...

JordanA farmer, who was a past beneficiary of a loan from the Agricultural Credit Corporation, inspecting his thyme plants in a greenhouse. There have been 142 000 beneficiaries of loans from 1960 to 1996 a...

JordanFAO trainer at computer displaying FAO software for microbanking, the first of its kind in the near east. Technical support services are being supplied by the FAO microbanking system to introduce impr...

LebanonTesting honey for adulteration. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various government ministries where government inspectors bring in samples to be tested. As 80%...

JordanAnimal traction: farmer ploughing a field with a horse-drawn plough. - - Assistance to Participatory Extension and Training for Olive Production: TCP/JOR/6715(T). The Ministry of Agriculture of the Go...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

MozambiqueLiteracy class to train trainers who will be working on the project. Ninety percent of the population is illiterate in this region and basic literacy skills are needed for training purposes. - - Suppo...

MozambiqueA fully grown Tule tree (Chlorophora excelsa), a very valuable wood. The land around the tree has been cleared to prevent bush fires from burning it. In this area Tule wood is used only for local need...

MozambiqueLiteracy class to train trainers who will be working on the project. Ninety percent of the population is illiterate in this region and basic literacy skills are needed for training purposes. - - Suppo...

MozambiqueFarmers watering plants on a plot of land that they have cultivated using seeds provided by the project to grow various vegetables, including cabbages and tomatoes. Technical support, including the pr...

MozambiqueYoung boy carrying a basket of fuelwood on his head. The forest is an important source of timber and fuelwood for 600 families that live in the area. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Ma...

MozambiqueFelling the trunk of a Tule tree (Chlorophora excelsa). The tree has at least two trunks and by felling only one at a time, the others can be left to grow. One trunk is thus felled every sixteen years...

MozambiqueTaking home fuelwood from the forest. The forest is an important source of timber and fuelwood for 600 families that live in the area. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/M...

MozambiqueA fully grown Tule tree (Chlorophora excelsa), a very valuable wood. The land around the tree has been cleared to prevent bush fires from burning it. In this area Tule wood is used only for local need...

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

MozambiqueRural children playing nearby a water pump that was built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the nat...

MozambiqueVillagers carrying water vessels on their heads for watering plants in a nursery set up by the project. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Suppor...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

South AfricaSmall farmer feeding dairy cattle. The cattle graze on communal land but, at present, there are too many cattle in the area and agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture are encouraging farmers to...

MozambiqueFishing boats off coast of Mozambique. - - General: General.

ZimbabweMother and child harvesting sweet potatoes planted on communal land. The project is aiming to strengthen the traditional farming systems, develop sustainable land systems, achieve food security and in...

ZimbabweCommunal area landscape. - - General: General.

South AfricaMaureen Chisale, who was voted woman farmer of the year for Gauteng Province, selling fertilizer in a shop and advising other farmers. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

MozambiqueYoung boy harvesting cotton. - - General: General.

South AfricaFeeding indigenous Naked Neck hens at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Nutrition and Animal Products Institute (ARC-ANPI). The Institute is responsible for research, development and technolog...

South AfricaSmall farmer feeding dairy cattle. The cattle graze on communal land but, at present, there are too many cattle in the area and agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture are encouraging farmers to...

ZimbabweMother and child harvesting sweet potatoes planted on communal land. The project is aiming to strengthen the traditional farming systems, develop sustainable land systems, achieve food security and in...

MozambiqueYoung boy harvesting cotton. - - General: General.

South AfricaMaureen Chisale, who was voted woman farmer of the year for Gauteng Province, tending to her spinach plants. She started farming three years ago, initially just growing maize and she now grows cabbage...

South AfricaIndigenous goats at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). FAO is working with the Institute to establish a southern African network of research centres to increase...

South AfricaSmall farmer feeding dairy cattle. The cattle graze on communal land but, at present, there are too many cattle in the area and agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture are encouraging farmers to...

South AfricaFarmer cleaning out his pigsty. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is giving technical assistance to the following three institutes that are part of the...

MozambiqueVillagers carrying water vessels on their heads for watering plants in a nursery set up by the project. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Suppor...

South AfricaIndigenous goats at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). FAO is working with the Institute to establish a southern African network of research centres to increase...

South AfricaLaboratory technician cataloguing insects at the South African Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI). The ARC-PPRI is a semi-autonomous organization funded by t...

MozambiqueYoung woman harvesting cotton. - - General: General.

South AfricaSmall farmer feeding dairy cattle. The cattle graze on communal land but, at present, there are too many cattle in the area and agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture are encouraging farmers to...

ZimbabweFarmers storing maize in containers above the ground after harvesting. - - General: General.

ZimbabweMother and child harvesting sweet potatoes planted on communal land. The project is aiming to strengthen the traditional farming systems, develop sustainable land systems, achieve food security and in...

South AfricaAn indigenous pig at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). FAO is working with the Institute to establish a southern African network of research centres to increas...

MozambiqueYoung woman harvesting cotton. - - General: General.

South AfricaA graphic artist from the South African Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Institute (ARC-PPRI) drawing an insect for cataloguing purposes. The ARC-PPRI is a semi-autonomous organization...

MozambiqueYoung boys harvesting cotton. - - General: General.

South AfricaSmall farmer weeding cabbage plot. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is giving technical assistance to the following three institutes that are part of t...

ZimbabweFarmers storing maize in containers above the ground after harvesting. - - General: General.

South AfricaThe Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII): an employee is administering medication to stop infection occurring to a ram whose horn has snapped off. These indigenous ram...

ZimbabweChild with an armful of sweet potatoes. - - General: General.

MozambiqueFree distribution of oranges grown on a communal plot of land with technical support from the Provincial Forests and Wildlife Services. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/...

South AfricaTaxonomist inspecting locusts and sugar cane beetles at the South African Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI). The ARC-PPRI is a semi-autonomous organization...

MozambiqueElderly lady harvesting cotton. - - General: General.

South AfricaAgricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). Indigenous Nguni cows, a breed that is better suited to survive the weather conditions in South Africa, particularly during perio...

MozambiqueYoung boys carrying sacks and baskets of harvested cotton. - - General: General.

South AfricaHarvesting cabbages grown on communal land. Here, the community learns how to grow different crops using various irrigation methods and types of fertilizer; lessons learned are then applied to their o...

ZimbabweFarmers shelling maize that has been harvested from communal land. The project is aiming to strengthen the traditional farming systems, develop sustainable land systems, achieve food security and incr...

South AfricaSmall farming couple weeding cabbage plot. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is giving technical assistance to the following three institutes that are p...

ZimbabweRecently harvested soybeans being stored in bags. - - General: General.

MozambiqueFree distribution of oranges grown on a communal plot of land with technical support from the Provincial Forests and Wildlife Services. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/...

South AfricaThe Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII): an employee is administering medication to stop infection occurring to a ram whose horn has snapped off. These indigenous ram...

ZimbabweWoman picking oranges growing on her own plot of land. - - General: General.

MozambiqueCarrying bundles of fuelwood that will be sold by the roadside to create additional income for the rural forest community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET....

ZimbabweWatering vegetables grown in the communal area gardens. - - General: General.

ZimbabweChildren who live in the communal area going to school. - - General: General.

ZimbabwePortrait of a local farmer. - - General: General.

MozambiqueLiteracy class to train trainers who will be working on the project. Ninety percent of the population is illiterate in this region and basic literacy skills are needed for training purposes. - - Suppo...

MozambiqueChildren playing. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management" started its activities in 1997 and w...

Woman farmer from the water users' association, who had benefited from the improved irrigation system, clearing a maize field after harvesting. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation:...