Bangladesh06 April 2022, Satkhira, Munshiganj, Bangladesh - Fishermen in the Kalgachia canal.

Bangladesh06 April 2022, Satkhira, Munshiganj, Bangladesh - Sobinur fishing in a canal through a traditional fishing technique.

Bangladesh06 April 2022, Satkhira, Munshiganj, Bangladesh - Rotna fishing in a canal through a traditional fishing technique.

Bangladesh06 April 2022, Satkhira, Munshiganj, Bangladesh - Fishermen in the Kalgachia canal.

Somalia23 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Nuurto Abullahi Isak, 35 years old, stands in Dalxiiska estate in Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Ahmed Hajji Dhaqane, 30 years old, stands in his shopfront next to his make-shift home in Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -A construction vehicle works on the water drainages at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - An excavator is used to move earth to improve water drainage at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Aisha Mohamed, 50 years old, stands near the Shabelle river at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Aisha Mohamed, 50 years old, stands near the Shabelle river at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Local community members stand next to the water drainages constructed at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Local community members stand next to the water drainages constructed at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - A man leads his cows next to the water drainages constructed at Waraabole, Beledweyne town.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Ali Jeyte Osman, Governor of Hiiran region, stands near the Shabelle River at Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Aisha Mohamed, 50 years old, sits with her children at their home in Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Local community members stand next to the water drainages constructed at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia on 22nd November 2020.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Local community members sit ad watch the construction vehicle as it works on the water drainages at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia on 22nd November...

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Muniira Ahmed Ali, 44 years old, works on her farm in Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Muniira Ahmed Ali, 44 years old, works on her farm in Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Aisha Mohamed, 50 years old, works on her farm in Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Aisha Mohamed, 50 years old, works on her farm in Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia on 22nd November 2020.

Somalia23 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Nuurto Abullahi Isak, 35 years old, stands outside her home in Dalxiiska estate in Beledweyne town in Somalia on 23rd November 2020.

Somalia23 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Abdikhadir Afrah Siyaad, 30 years old, holds with his child in Dalxiiska estate in Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia23 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Abdikhadir Afrah Siyaad, 30 years old, sits in his home in Dalxiiska estate in Beledweyne town in Somalia on 23rd November 2020.

Somalia23 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Nuurto Abullahi Isak, 35 years old, outside her home in Dalxiiska estate in Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia23 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - Nuurto Abullahi Isak, 35 years old, washes dishes in her home in Dalxiiska estate in Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia -Ahmed Hajji Dhaqane, 30 years old, stands in his shopfront next to his make-shift home in Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

Somalia22 November 2020, Beledweyne town, Somalia - An excavator is used to move earth to improve water drainage at Waraabole, Beledweyne town in Somalia.

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. A young schistosomiasis control worker signs for the WFP rations which he received for his family. Schistosomias...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteer workers from San Juan Barrio, Leyte, mixing sodium pentachloraphemate with sawdust. This molluscicide...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. The mother of one of the volunteers working on the schistosomiasis control project prepares a meal using WFP supplie...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers in Leyte Province scatter a molluscicide (sodium pentachloraphemate) from banana leaves into a stream...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers working with a buffalo are levelling the bottom of a stream. This will increase the speed of water-fl...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP rations including dried beans and dried eggs from Holland, canned mackerel from Japan and wheat flour from U.S.A...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteer workers in Leyte province. They are part of a group engaged on clearing a dense swampy area which is a...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. One of the WFP volunteers engaged on clearing a dense swampy area which is a breeding ground of snails - the interme...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers clearing part of a waterlogged swamp which is a breeding ground for snails - the intermediate host of...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers in Leyte Province, having prepared a molluscicide from sodium pentachloraphemate, put it in a large b...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. A research technician at work in the laboratory of the Schistosomiasis Control Pilot Project Headquarters in Palo, L...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers in Leyte Province engaged in schistosomiasis control. They are spreading a molluscicide along a s...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. Some of the WFP foodstuffs which are distributed to self-help workers engaged on schistosomiasis control in Leyte pr...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. Wives and mothers of workers engaged on schistosomiasis control in Leyte province are shown, by an extension worker,...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

Italy30 May 2017, Vallecorsa, Italy - Visit to the olive terraces of Vallecorsa with short demonstration on the wall construction techniques. It is important to observe how the small stones are filled to f...

REPUBLIC OF KOREASOIL SURVEY PROJECT. Republic of Korea, December 1968. Basic information for land development and improvement in Korea is being provided by this United Nations Development Programme-Special Fund/F...

REPUBLIC OF KOREASOIL SURVEY PROJECT. Republic of Korea, December 1968. Basic information for land development and improvement in Korea is being provided by this United Nations Development Programme-Special Fund/F...

HaitiRURAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, Haiti, 1979, Haiti is classified by the United Nations as one of the least economically developed countries. lt is currently receiving assistance from the U...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

REPUBLIC OF KOREARepublic of Korea, 1963 - Land drainage work following floods.

ALGERIA16 - 20 December 2006 - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf meeting Said Barkat, Agriculture Minister, during his visit to Algeria's Institut National des Sols, de l'Irrigation et du Drainage (INSID)...

ALGERIA16 - 20 December 2006 - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf meeting Said Barkat, Agriculture Minister, during his visit to Algeria's Institut National des Sols, de l'Irrigation et du Drainage (INSID)

MOROCCOFAO project TFD-02/MOR/002 - Rabbit farming for rural women in the Shoul Province. The objective of this micro-project is to ensure food security and good nutrition for the beneficiaries and their fam...

MOROCCOFAO project TFD-02/MOR/002 - Rabbit farming for rural women in the Shoul Province. The objective of this micro-project is to ensure food security and good nutrition for the beneficiaries and their fam...

MOROCCOFAO project TFD-02/MOR/002 - Rabbit farming for rural women in the Shoul Province. The objective of this micro-project is to ensure food security and good nutrition for the beneficiaries and their fam...

MOROCCOFAO project TFD-02/MOR/002 - Rabbit farming for rural women in the Shoul Province. The objective of this micro-project is to ensure food security and good nutrition for the beneficiaries and their fam...

GeorgiaSmall-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation - TCP/GEO/8821/D: The project works within the framework of community participation and gender-sensitive programmes in rural areas. It is comprised o...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food p...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food p...

IndiaA man surveys damage wrought to boats in a fishing harbour in Tamil Nadu, India. The tsunami tidal waves have destroyed the livelihoods and economic foundation of many coastal communities. In addition...

GeorgiaYoung farm boy helping his family to husk maize after the harvest. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaClose-up of a sluice gate, repaired by the project to regulate the water level: it stops sea water flooding the area and keeps fresh water from going into the sea, as the area is very low lying and of...

GeorgiaFarmer, who has benefited from the improved irrigation system, scything grass to make hay in the foothills of the Caucasus mountains. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/88...

GeorgiaFarmers, who has benefited from the improved irrigation system, scything grass to make hay in the foothills of the Caucasus mountains. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8...

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal after refurbishment by the project. Weeds were cleared from canals and the sluice gates were repaired. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/...

GeorgiaYoung farm girl helping her family to husk maize after the harvest. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaYoung farm boy helping his family to husk maize after the harvest. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal after refurbishment by the project. Weeds were cleared from canals and the sluice gates were repaired. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/...

GeorgiaWomen selling apples, oranges and grapes by the roadside. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaWoman farmer harvesting maize grown on irrigated land where production has been intensified. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal that has been refurbished and cleared of weeds by the project. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaSluice gates constructed by the project to improve irrigation in the area. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal that has been refurbished and cleared of weeds by the project. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaFarmer watering tomatoes grown on land with an improved irrigation system. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaSluice gates constructed by the project to improve irrigation in the area. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaFarmer harvesting maize on irrigated land where production has been intensified. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaWoman 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:...

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:...

EgyptWater hyacinth infestation in the waterway of an Egyptian town. Water weeds cause a lot of damage to the environment. They make waterways unnavigable, reduce the generating capacity of hydro-electric...

UgandaWater hyacinth infestation in Lake Kyogu. Water weeds cause a lot of damage to the environment. They make waterways unnavigable, reduce the generating capacity of hydro-electric stations and block irr...

GhanaIn West African countries, fishers have been hard hit by water weed infestations. The weeds, and water hyacinth in particular, slow down their boats and make landings difficult, and as a result, much...

UgandaCORRUPT IMAGE Biological control of water hyacinth: close up of a plant with leaves damaged by weevils. The weevils are essential for biological control of water hyacinth. They are released into the i...

UgandaBoat landing site on Lake Victoria, one of the world's largest bodies of freshwater, infested by water hyacinth. Fishers on Lake Victoria have been hard hit by water weed infestations. The weeds slow...

EgyptForestation activities: nursery worker tending trees that have been planted in desert lands irrigated by recycled sewage water. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urba...

EgyptDesert land that has been irrigated by recycled sewage water and planted with seedlings. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The P...

EgyptRows of trees planted along the banks of irrigation and drainage canals. The trees will be used for sand dune fixation and to combat desertification. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and De...

EgyptNursery worker inspecting rows of cypress and Senegalese mahogany trees that have been planted for environmental purposes and wood production. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Developme...

EgyptWorker tending seedlings in the greenhouse of the main government nursery in Luxor. The trees will be used for different purposes: promoting the establishment of forests in arid areas and for sand dun...

EgyptNursery worker tends tree seedlings planted outside the main government nursery in Luxor. The trees will be used for different purposes: promoting the establishment of forests in arid areas and for sa...