Afghanistan17 January 2023, Jalalabad Province, Afghanistan - A farmer holding a portion of Urea fertilizer in his hand in Kama district, funded by Asian Development Bank.

Afghanistan17 January 2023, Jalalabad Province, Afghanistan - Close-up view of a farmer hand during weeding in Kama district, funded by the Asian Development Bank.

Italy02 April 1973, Rome, Italy - Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, Shen Ping (left), shakes hands with Addeke H. Boerma FAO Director-General on his arrival at FAO headquarters before the flag...

Zimbabwe22 February 2023, Harare, Zimbabwe - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu shake hands with Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa during a visit to the State House. ©FAO/Zinyange Auntony

Zimbabwe22 February 2023, Harare, Zimbabwe - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu shake hands with Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries Water and Rural Development (MoLAFWRD) Dr. Anxious Masuka before a breakf...

Kenya20 February 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu shakes hands with the Cabinet Secretary from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Frankline Mithika Linturi after...

India17 November 2022, Anandapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India - A worker de-veins shrimp in the pre-processing unit at Naga Hanuman Fish Packers. The finished product will be shipped to the USA.

India17 November 2022, Anandapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India - A worker peels the shell over shrimp in the pre-processing unit at Naga Hanuman Fish Packers. The finished product will be shipped to the USA.

India17 November 2022, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India - Devi Chinthapalli, 30, adds spices to fried fish for customers at her stall on Ramakrishna Beach. The place is popular with locals and tourists...

India17 November 2022, Anandapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India - Workers in the shrimp pre-processing unit at Naga Hanuman Fish Packers. The finished product will be shipped to the USA.

India17 November 2022, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India - Fresh catch from mechanized fishing boats being sold at the fishing harbor.

India18 November 2022, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India - A worker scales a fish at 29-year-old Shyam Prasad Gopisetty's fried fish stall on Ramakrishna Beach. The place is popular with locals and tour...

India18 November 2022, Mangamaripeta, Andhra Pradesh, India - Fishermen untangle a new net on the beach. A cyclone warning and strong winds forced many fishermen to not venture into the sea and bring their...

India16 November 2022, Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India - A fisherman repairs his nets after returning from a fishing hunt in the morning.

India16 November 2022, Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India - A fish seller holds the fish she just bought from fishermen at the landing point on the beach.

India17 November 2022, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India - A woman sells dried fish at the fishing harbour.

India16 November 2022, Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India - Fish laid out by a seller at the local market.

India16 November 2022, Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India - A fisherman sorts sardines, which are used as a bait for other fish, as he prepares to head out into the Bay of Bengal.

India16 November 2022, Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India - Fishermen carry their catch from the boat to the landing point where they sell the fish.

Mexico08 November 2022, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico - Armando Gonzalez, a local fisherman, holds a "white fish", at his house, in Pacanda Island, Michoacan State, Mexico.

Mexico08 November 2022, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico - A fisherman hands over a bowl of fresh "charales", at a local market.

Mexico12 November 2022, Punta Allen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico - casserole of seafood on the table during a meal at the Arceo family's home in Punta Allen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico.

Mexico10 November 2022, Punta Allen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico - A worker weighs a lobster at the process area of the local cooperative of Punta Allen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico.

Mexico08 November 2022, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico - Armando Gonzalez holds a native species of the region, "the white fish", in Pacanda Island, in the lake of Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico.

Mexico08 November 2022, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico - Fish for sale, at a local market.

Mexico08 November 2022, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico - Carmen Valdovinos, a local merchant filets, a fish in the local market.

Mexico08 November 2022, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico - Diajaira Lopez cleans fish in her house, in Pacanda Island, in the lake of Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico.

Mexico08 November 2022, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico - Diajaira Lopez holds a cooked fish, at her house, in Pacanda Island, in the lake of Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico.

Thailand31 October 2022, Khlong Takian, Mai Rut, Khlong Yai, Trat province, Thailand.?Ai Promdee, A fisherman dries his fish (Chacunda Gizzard Shad)

Thailand1 November 2022, Khlong Takian, Mai Rut, Khlong Yai, Trat province, Thailand. Amporn Prasitnawa, a fisherman's wife, slices fish, some for sale, some for home consumption.

Thailand1 November 2022, Khlong Takian, Mai Rut, Khlong Yai, Trat province, Thailand - A member of a fishing family takes the Mantis shrimp off the fishing net.

Thailand1 November 2022, Khlong Takian, Mai Rut, Khlong Yai, Trat province, Thailand - A member of a fishing family takes the Mantis shrimp off the fishing net.

Thailand1 November 2022, Khlong Takian, Mai Rut, Khlong Yai, Trat province, Thailand - A Mantis Shrimp was caught in the fishing net.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A Tanzanian man collects Uapaca Kirkiana fruits -commonly known as Forest Fruit Tree- from a tree near Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- official inspects eucalyptus tree seedlings at a tree nursery in Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A Tanzanian man collects Uapaca Kirkiana fruits -commonly known as Forest Fruit Tree- from a tree near Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- official inspects pine tree seedlings at a tree nursery in Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A Tanzanian man collects Uapaca Kirkiana fruits -commonly known as Forest Fruit Tree- from a tree near Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

22 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A traditional Tanzanian dish made out of Senene -a popular edible insect- with fresh vegetables at a local restaurant in Mafinga, Tanzania on September 22, 2022.

22 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A man eats a traditional Tanzanian dish made out of Senene -a popular edible insect- with Ugali and vegetables at a local restaurant in Mafinga, Tanzania on Sept...

22 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A man eats a traditional Tanzanian dish made out of Senene -a popular edible insect- with Ugali and vegetables at a local restaurant in Mafinga, Tanzania on Sept...

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - A costumer buys Senene -a popular edible insect in Tanzania- at a supermarket in Morogoro, Tanzania on September 20, 2022.

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - A costumer buys Senene -a popular edible insect in Tanzania- at a supermarket in Morogoro, Tanzania on September 20, 2022.

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - Cedrela Odorata seeds -commonly known as Cedar- are seen at a Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- Tree Nursery and Seed Centre in Morogoro, Tanzania on September 20,...

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - Tanzanian Forest Service workers select and sift Acacia Tortilis seeds -commonly known as thorn acacia- at a Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- Tree Nursery and See...

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - A Tanzanian artisan creates traditional decorative sculptures using forest wood at his workshop in Morogoro, Tanzania on September 20, 2022.

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - Albizia Lebbeck seeds, commonly known as lebbek tree, are seen at a Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- Tree Nursery and Seed Centre in Morogoro, Tanzania on Septemb...

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - Albizia Lebbeck seeds, commonly known as lebbek tree, are seen at a Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- Tree Nursery and Seed Centre in Morogoro, Tanzania on Septemb...

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - Cedrela Odorata seeds, commonly known as Cedar, are seen at a Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- Tree Nursery and Seed Centre in Morogoro, Tanzania on September 20,...

20 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - Cedrela Odorata seeds, commonly known as Cedar, are seen at a Tanzanian Forest Service -TFS- Tree Nursery and Seed Centre in Morogoro, Tanzania on September 20,...

19 September 2022, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - Mangrove seed pods are seen at a mangrove forest area in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on September 19, 2022.

19 September 2022, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - A Tanzanian man plants a mangrove tree seedling to repopulate a coastal are at a mangrove forest area in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on September 19, 2022.

19 September 2022, Morogoro, Tanzania - A Tanzanian man displays tamarind from the forest at his stall in a local market near Morogoro, Tanzania on September 19, 2022.

Ecuador12 September 2022. Manta, Ecuador - Ramon Alcivar. Prepare the bait that will be used to fish offshore. The bait must be alive so that the fish, especially tuna, can catch on the hook.

EcuadorSep 14, 2022. Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador. Fabián Rosales, a fisherman from the area. Collect shells inside the mangrove, collecting this kind of shell is a difficult job. They must look for the shellfish t...

Ecuador14, Sep, 2022. Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador. Franco Chere fishermen in the area. It shows the shells that I collect inside the mangrove, collecting this kind of shell is a difficult job. They must look for t...

EcuadorSep 14, 2022. Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador. Fabián Rosales, a fisherman from the area. Collect shells inside the mangrove, collecting this kind of shell is a difficult job. They must look for the shellfish t...

Philippines22 August 2022, General Santos City, Philippines - Bureau of Quarantine officials use thermal scanning device as they check the health status of a foreign fishing vessel's crew that recently docked at...

Philippines22 August 2022, General Santos City, Philippines - A worker cuts the tail of a yellow-fin tuna before turning it over to a buyer at the General Santos Fish Port Complex.

Philippines22 August 2022, General Santos City, Philippines - A worker weighs a fresh big-eyed tuna before being sold at an auction at the General Santos Fish Port.

Tunisia04 August 2022, Goubellat, Tunisia - Ines Messaoudi with a Roman jar containing oil in his hands, at work in an olive grove.

Tunisia04 August 2022, Goubellat, Tunisia - Ines Messaoudi with a Roman jar containing oil in his hands, at work in an olive grove.

Zimbabwe26 July 2022, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe - Black-soldier-fly larvae seen at Chinhoyi University of Technology BSF plant is also used to feed fish as live treats.

Zimbabwe27 July 2022, Mutare, Zimbabwe - Farm workers are seen packing frozen fish inside a refrigerated container at Spring Glory farm in Mutare.

Zimbabwe26 July 2022, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe - Martha Magwaro, a Black-Soldier-Fly breeder at Chinhoyi University of Technology BSF plant, shows notes of quantities written on her palm.

Zimbabwe25 July 2022, Kariba, Zimbabwe - Keith Nicholson, points at a board with projection of figures for the various numbers at Kariba Bream Farm.

Zimbabwe25 July 2022, Kariba, Zimbabwe - A worker sanitise hands at the entrance into a fishery at Lake Harvest near Kariba dam.

Zimbabwe25 July 2022, Kariba, Zimbabwe - A worker sanitise hands at the entrance into a fishery at Lake Harvest near Kariba dam.

Zimbabwe24 July 2022, Kariba, Zimbabwe - A fisherman prepares fish for preservation by ice cubes before travelling to residential area in Kariba.

Zimbabwe24 July 2022, Kariba, Zimbabwe - Fish weighed at a selling point on the shores of Kariba dam.

Zimbabwe24 July 2022, Kariba, Zimbabwe - Fish weighed at a selling point on the shores of Kariba dam.

Dominican Republic28 July 2022, Barahona, Dominican Republic - The hands of a child who works cleaning mahi mahi fish on "El Quemaito" beach in Barahona, southern Dominican Republic. The fishermen sell part of their me...

Dominican Republic28 July 2022, Barahona, Dominican Republic - The hands of a child who works cleaning mahi mahi fish on "El Quemaito" beach in Barahona, southern Dominican Republic. The fishermen sell part of their me...

CambodiaJuly 2022, Kompong Pluk, Cambodia - Close up of an old woman's hands fixing a fish net.

CambodiaJuly 2022, Sombat, Cambodia - Close up of the hands of a farmer chacking his rice crops.

Madagascar25 June 2022, Tulear, Madagascar - Rija showing the size of sea cucumbers growing in a tank.

Madagascar22 June 2022, Saint Augustin, Madagascar - A woman's hand sorting fresh fish from the day's catch for buyers on the local market.

Maldives03 June 2022, Male, Maldives - Everyday life scene in the Central Fish Maket in Male.

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

Maldives30 May 2022, Male, Maldives - Women processing the steamed skipjack tuna at Ensis cannery factory. Ensis Fisheries is the largest Tuna and seafood exporter from the Maldives. Founded in 2002, Ensis co...

05 July 2022, United Nations, New York, USA - Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shakes hands with Åsa Regnér was appointed Assistant Secr...

Albania29 June 2022, Shkoder, Albania - A carp fish stuck in the local's fishermen net in the Shkodra lake. The action aims to gather knowledge from local fishers on restocking techniques of the carp (Cypr...

Albania29.06.2022, Shkoder, Albania - Juvenile carp fish stored in a bucket for the fishermen to check one last time before releasing them in the Shkodra lake, The action aims to gather knowledge from loca...

Senegal19 June 2022, Djiffer, Senegal - Cheikh Niang, a fish and seafood seller, He catches a lobster he has just sold to a customer to weigh it in the fish market of the traditional fishing port of Djiffer.

Senegal19 June 2022, Dionewar island, Djiffer, Senegal - From left to right, Fatou Diene and Fatou Ndong, oyster farmers, collect oysters in the mangroves near Dionewar Island.

Senegal18 June 2022, Djiffer, Senegal - Cheikh Ciss, the captain of the pirogue, poses for a portrait with with a monkfish in his hands, in the traditional fishing port of Djiffer.

Senegal18 June 2022, Djiffer, Senegal - Cheikh Ciss, the captain of the pirogue, poses for a portrait with with a monkfish in his hands, in the traditional fishing port of Djiffer.

Senegal18 June 2022, Dionewar island, Djiffer, Senegal - Processor Mama Ndong places cymbium pieces on the drying table for processing in the processing unit built with FAO support.

Senegal18 June 2022, Dionewar island, Djiffer, Senegal - Processor Mama Ndong places oysters on the drying table for processing in the processing unit built with FAO support.

Senegal18 June 2022, Djiffer, Senegal - Cheikh Niang, a fish and seafood seller, negotiates the price of his goods with a customer at the fish market on the traditional fishing port of Djiffer.

Senegal18 June 2022, Dionewar island, Djiffer, Senegal - Processor Mama Ndong stores cans of oyster processing products in the processing unit built with FAO support.

Senegal17 June 2022, Joal, Senegal - Fish sellers negotiate the price of fish with a potential customer on the beach of the fishing port of Joal.

Italy16 June 2022, Rome, Italy - Sowing corn seeds that travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) and returned with FAO Goodwill Ambassador astronaut Thomas Pesquet. FAO headquarters.

Italy16 June 2022, Rome, Italy - Sowing corn seeds that travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) and returned with FAO Goodwill Ambassador astronaut Thomas Pesquet. FAO headquarters.