SudanWell clearing project (ITDG NGO implementing agency) from the 2003 flood. Farmers watering fields with water coming from well already cleaned. - - TCE Emergency projects.

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...

SudanFishermen throwing their cash net from the dam near Khartoum. - - TCE Emergency projects.

SudanA young herdsman watches as his herd of cattle drink from a muddy watering hole. - - TCE Emergency projects.

ThailandFishermen salvaging weights from nets damaged by the tsunami. - - General: General. This community was the worst affected in Thailand where approximately half its 5-6,000 inhabitants were killed. Prio...

SudanFishermen throwing their cash net from the dam near Khartoum. - - TCE Emergency projects.

SudanBlacksmith building shovels for farmers. The project provides the metal leaves and pays the blacksmiths. The shovels are then given to farmers who have received land by the town council or are back on...

SudanBlacksmith building shovels for farmers. The project provides the metal leaves and pays the blacksmiths. The shovels are then given to farmers who have received land by the town council or are back on...

SudanProject site along the White Nile. Young men collecting watermelons. They are grown on the stretch of land along the river usually flooded during the rainy season. The melons are sold to middlemen com...

SudanBlacksmith building shovels for farmers. The project provides the metal leaves and pays the blacksmiths. The shovels are then given to farmers who have received land by the town council or are back on...

SudanBlacksmith building shovels for farmers. The project provides the metal leaves and pays the blacksmiths. The shovels are then given to farmers who have received land by the town council or are back on...

SudanAlong the White Nile. Farmers bringing their harvested watermelons to Malakal. - - TCE Emergency projects.

ThailandA local fisherman returns by boat to the picturesque fishing village on the island of Panyee that extends out into the water and is built on small pilings. Cages in which fish are raised can be seen o...

CambodiaSiem Reap. - - Participatory Natural resource Management in the Tonle Sap Region: GCP/CMB/008/BEL. The project has worked in Siem Reap since 1995 on assisting the Government of Cambodia, Ministry of A...

CambodiaSorting out the dried shrimps and the waste: The dried fresh water shrimps from the Tonle Sap Lake are caught in small drum shaped traps and are widely used as snacks or in soups. - - Participatory Na...

CambodiaPloughing rice field. - - Participatory Natural resource Management in the Tonle Sap Region: GCP/CMB/008/BEL. The project has worked in Siem Reap since 1995 on assisting the Government of Cambodia, Mi...

CambodiaFish trap to sink into the water, wait to the fish to gather above, and then hoist it with the fish inside. The fish catches have steadily decreased over the past decades due to over fishing and damag...

CambodiaUnloading bricks at the "harbour" of Siem Reap: Due to the lack of harbour facilities everything is loaded and unloaded by hand. The changing water level is making the construction of a harbour diffic...

MALAWITwo farmers operating treadle pump. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIHarvesting rice crop. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIYoung boy using the treadle pump provided by the project. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIFarmer monitoring water flow of irrigation channel. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIHarvesting rice crop. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIFarmer using the treadle pump provided by the project. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIPulling up a cassava plant. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIFarmer building a protective fence that will shield crops from the wind as well as from livestock. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIHarvesting rice crop. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIA government agricultural extension officer giving guidance on how to care for the cassava plant. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIFarmer monitoring water flow down irrigation channel. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIFarmer adding granules of fertilizer to crops, on the advice of Total Land Care, a partner organization working with FAO on this project. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIA government agricultural extension officer tending a cassava plant. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIHoeing a cabbage plot irrigated by treadle pump. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

MALAWIFarmers sowing mustard seeds. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

EthiopiaFeeding cattle. - - General: General.

BurundiMen going to market to sell their produce. - - General.

MALAWIMaking compost on plot of land that has benefited from use of the treadle pump. Area now in use during dry season is producing at least double the normal in comparison with the non-irrigated area. Tom...

Democratic Republic of the CongoMan cultivating cabbage. - - General.

NigerOne of 12 600 acacia trees planted outside Tafouka, to slow the advancing sands. - - General: General.

NigerVillager checks a fish cage in which fish are kept in small pools to grow to a sufficient size before they are harvested prior to the pools drying up with the onset of the dry season. - - General: Gen...

BurundiClose up of hoe for sale at village market. - - General.

BeninFishing beach scene in Aido Beach, Benin. - - General: General.

NigerVillager prepares a fire to cook a freshly killed goat or lamb. - - General: General.

NigerVillager prepares a fire to cook a freshly killed goat or lamb. - - General: General.

BeninScenes around the fishing port of Cotonou. - - General: General.

NigerVillager prepares a fire to cook a freshly killed goat or lamb. - - General: General.

BeninFisherman carrying pile of rope on head. - - General: General.

BeninScenes around the fishng port of Cotonou. - - General: General.

NigerVillager prepares a fire to cook a freshly killed goat or lamb. - - General: General.

NigerVillager prepares a fire to cook a freshly killed goat or lamb. - - General: General.

NigerCattle in Tafouka. - - General: General.

GhanaThe fishing community of Moree, Ghana throngs the beach to buy fish from returning boats and to help unload and maintain nets. - - Sustainable Fisheries LivelihSoods Programme: GCP/INT/735/UK.

AfghanistanNational expert monitoring growth of an improved crop of Medicago, which will be used for animal fodder. - - Emergency provision of essential livestock feeds adn animal health inputs to drought-affect...

NamibiaDr. Abdallah Oihabi, FAO Chief Technical Adviser for the date palm project, inspects ripe dates at the government farm. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Pal...

AfghanistanMen digging the foundations of an irrigation canal. - - General: General. The mountainous terrain of Afghanistan provides upland grazing on a seasonal basis. Practically all farmers keep animals, whic...

NamibiaFarm workers on the Naute government farm carefully picking ripe dates for export. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communal Farming a...

NamibiaDr. Abdallah Oihabi, FAO Chief Technical Adviser for the date palm project, inspects ripe dates at the government farm. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Pal...

NamibiaYoung palm trees being transplanted. Young palm trees must be protected and watered until they are old enough to grow in the harsh Namibian climate. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namib...

NamibiaThe Luderitz Mariculture oyster farm near Luderitz produces 25 000 oysters a week for markets in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The young oysters are kept inside mesh bags, which are lowere...

NamibiaShore workers unload fish from industrial fishing vessels. - - Institutional Support in Fisheries Management, Policy and Planning: NAM/90/012/L/01/12. FAO has worked with Namibia to build up the count...

NamibiaDr. Abdallah Oihabi, FAO Chief Technical Adviser for the date palm project, inspects ripe dates at the government farm. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Pal...

NamibiaYoung palm trees being transplanted. Young palm trees must be protected and watered until they are old enough to grow in the harsh Namibian climate. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namib...

NamibiaFarm workers on the Naute government farm carefully picking ripe dates for export. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communal Farming a...

NamibiaThe Luderitz Mariculture oyster farm, which produces 25, 000 oysters per week for markets in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The young oysters are kept inside mesh bags, which are lowered in...

NamibiaCommercial farmer attending FAO training course inspects the date crop on government farm. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communal F...

NamibiaCommercial farmer attending FAO training course inspects the date crop on government farm. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communal F...

SerbiaFarmer using fishing net to retrieve trout and check on their progress. This commercial family farm benefited from building materials supplied by the project, which were used to construct breeding bas...

NamibiaWorkers at the Luderitz mariculture oyster farm which produces 25, 000 oysters a week for markets in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The young oysters are kept inside mesh bags, which are lo...

Beekeeper wearing protective clothing is checking on progress of hibernating bees after putting warm smoke in the boxes to wake them up. He is not wearing gloves because the bees were hibernating and...

SerbiaFarmer using fishing net to retrieve trout and check on their progress. This commercial family farm benefited from building materials supplied by the project, which were used to construct breeding bas...

SerbiaThe Director of the Institute for Biotechnology and Quality Control examining seed samples in a test tube. Laboratory equipment and chemicals to help with quality control of seeds were donated by FAO...

Beekeepers checking hives where bees have been hibernating during the winter. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KOS/006/SWI.

SerbiaFarmer using fishing net to retrieve trout and check on their progress. This commercial family farm benefited from building materials supplied by the project, which were used to construct breeding bas...

SerbiaBeekeepers constructing beehives from materials donated by the project. They produce organic honey that is exported. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KOS/006/SWI.

BrazilMan walking accross drought-stricken landscape. - - General: General.

Close-up of beekeeper wearing protective clothing is checking on progress of hibernating bees after putting warm smoke in the boxes to wake the bees up. He is not wearing gloves because the bees were...

SerbiaFarmer using fishing net to retrieve trout and check on their progress. This commercial family farm benefited from building materials supplied by the project, which were used to construct breeding bas...

NamibiaThe Luderitz Mariculture oyster farm, which produces 25, 000 oysters per week for markets in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The oysters are kept inside mesh bags, which are lowered into the...

Beekeepers checking hives where bees have been hibernating during the winter. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KOS/006/SWI.

SerbiaFarmers monitoring pregnancies of the trout they are breeding for sale. This commercial family farm benefited from building materials supplied by the project, which were used to construct breeding bas...

SerbiaGeneral view of trout farm and the surrounding countryside with the farmer checking to see how the fish are developing. This commercial family farmer benefited from building materials supplied by the...

SerbiaFarmers feeding the fish in their trout farm. They buy breeding stock and fish feed from a nearby town, which reproduce in two basins and reach the harvesting weight of 250g after six months. The basi...

Beekeepers checking hives where bees have been hibernating during the winter. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KOS/006/SWI.

SerbiaFarmer using fishing net to retrieve trout and check on their progress. This commercial family farm benefited from building materials supplied by the project, which were used to construct breeding bas...

NamibiaThe Luderitz Mariculture oyster farm near Luderitz produces 25 000 oysters a week for markets in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The young oysters are kept inside mesh bags which are lowered...

Beekeepers checking hives where bees have been hibernating during the winter. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KOS/006/SWI.

SerbiaBeekeepers constructing beehives from materials donated by the project. They produce organic honey that is exported. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KOS/006/SWI.

NamibiaThe Luderitz Mariculture oyster farm, which produces 25, 000 oysters per week for markets in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The young oysters are kept inside mesh bags, which are lowered in...

SerbiaFarmers monitoring pregnancies of the trout they are breeding for sale. This commercial family farm benefited from building materials supplied by the project, which were used to construct breeding bas...

SerbiaTwo brothers from a small commercial family enterprise examining the spring that supplies unlimited flowing freshwater to their trout farm. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KO...

Beekeepers checking hives where bees have been hibernating during the winter. - - Support to Agriculture Rehabilitation in Kosovo: OSRO/KOS/006/SWI.

NamibiaThe Luderitz Mariculture oyster farm, which produces 25, 000 oysters per week for markets in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The young oysters are kept inside mesh bags, which are lowered in...

SerbiaGeneral view of trout farm and the surrounding countryside with the farmer checking to see how the fish are developing. This commercial family farmer benefited from building materials supplied by the...

SerbiaClose-up of a new tractor that was donated to a smallholder. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

SerbiaNezir Gouraj, proud recipient of a new tractor. Over 200 new tractors and farm implement sets have been distributed and some 2 500 tractors repaired. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction:...

Farmers feeding the fish in their trout farm. They buy breeding stock and fish feed from a nearby town, which reproduce in two basins and reach the harvesting weight of 250g after six months. The basi...

Farmers cleaning the water in the basins where trout are breeding. The family is breeding trout in two concrete basins supplied with clean flowing water from a nearby spring with unlimited capacity. P...

Nezir Gouraj, proud recipient of a new tractor. Over 200 new tractors and farm implement sets have been distributed and some 2 500 tractors repaired. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction:...

SerbiaLocal veterinarian making a house call to examine heifers. The livestock were donated by the project to help farm families rebuild their herds. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/K...

Farmer ploughing his land with a tractor donated by the project. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.