TAJIKISTAN22 October 2010, Oksu - A farmer transporting goods by donkey past a herd of sheep. FAO Project: OSRO/TAJ/605/EC - Improving food security in selected rural areas of Tajikistan through enhanced lives...

TAJIKISTAN22 October 2010, Oksu - A farmer transporting goods by donkey past a herd of sheep. FAO Project: OSRO/TAJ/605/EC - Improving food security in selected rural areas of Tajikistan through enhanced lives...

TAJIKISTAN22 October 2010, Oksu - A farmer herding sheep. FAO Project: OSRO/TAJ/605/EC - Improving food security in selected rural areas of Tajikistan through enhanced livestock production and pasture rehabili...

TAJIKISTAN22 October 2010, Oksu - A farmer transporting goods by donkey past a herd of sheep. FAO Project: OSRO/TAJ/605/EC - Improving food security in selected rural areas of Tajikistan through enhanced lives...

TAJIKISTAN22 October 2010, Oksu - A woman farmer watching a herd of sheep pass by. FAO Project: OSRO/TAJ/605/EC - Improving food security in selected rural areas of Tajikistan through enhanced livestock produc...

Ethiopia4 June 2010, Amdi Woyane - Cattle grazing in a field. FAO-EU Project: OSRO/ETH/908/CHA - Food security support to drought affected communities through emergency seed, vaccination and livestick feed...

Ethiopia07 June 2010 Mehoni - Local farmers winnowing teff after the harvest while some cattle graze on the chaff. FAO-EU Project: OSRO/ETH/908/CHA - Food security support to drought affected communities thr...

Ethiopia4 June 2010, Amdi Woyane - Cattle grazing in a field. FAO-EU Project: OSRO/ETH/908/CHA - Food security support to drought affected communities through emergency seed, vaccination and livestick feed...

Ethiopia4 June 2010, Amdi Woyane - Cattle grazing in a field. FAO-EU Project: OSRO/ETH/908/CHA - Food security support to drought affected communities through emergency seed, vaccination and livestick feed...

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...

AfghanistanFarmers and national expert working on an improved crop of Medicago, which will be used for animal fodder. - - Emergency provision of essential livestock feeds adn animal health inputs to drought-affe...

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...

AfghanistanFarmers and national expert working on an improved crop of Medicago, which will be used for animal fodder. - - Emergency provision of essential livestock feeds adn animal health inputs to drought-affe...

AfghanistanCrop of Medicago that has been grown to feed local livestock. - - Emergency provision of essential livestock feeds adn animal health inputs to drought-affected farmers.: OSMA/AFG/002/SW1. The mountain...

FijiWeed control by animal grazing in orchards.

ChinaSheep grazing on grass. In the background the shallow underground water layer is still widely visible in the sandy soils of the eastern confines of the Horquin Desert (Inner Mongolia) in May-June, jus...

RwandaSheep grazing in Rwanda countryside. - - Rwanda gets seed, tools after 1994 civil war. An US$18.4 million programme, coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided Rwandan farm...

JordanTraditional method of ploughing. Land is being prepared for the planting of chick peas. - - General: General. Medic (medicago) is a pasture legume which thrives in semi-arid regions with wet winters a...

JordanA close-up of fertile soil that has been prepared for planting chick peas. Farmers who have been using a medic/cereal rotation for many years find they gain other benefits such as increased fertility...

TunisiaControlled grazing of sheep on a fenced parcel of land some 50 km west of Gabes. This demonstration will show the extent to which vegetation is degraded by grazing. The sheep are marked to indicate th...

LibyaPloughing at Dabaa (El Alamein) for the cultivation of grain. In this area, the successful reaping of the harvest depends on spring rainfall. - - Livestock improvement and land settlement in the north...

IndiaA flock of exotic sheep is grazed in a protected grazing area. At the Institute, local sheep are being crossbred with imported strains. - - Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute. Rajasthan, India'...

CyprusTwo eggs in one! Hen an exceptionally large egg (right) was broken it was found to contain, besides a yolk. Another whole egg complete with shell and yolk. - - Improved mixed farming.. The Cyprus Gove...

PeruSheep grazing in the lower reaches of the Altiplano o Peru. Pound for pound it is more economical to produce sheep wool than alpaca wool, hoever, sheep are seldom found in the Altiplano since they do...