ZimbabweWoman picking oranges growing on her own plot of land. - - General: General.
00024084
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/...
00024085
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/...
00024130
ZimbabweChild with an armful of sweet potatoes. - - General: General.
00024082
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...
00024129
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...
00024114
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...
00024083
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...
00024113
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...
00024128
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...
00024127
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...
00024039
EcuadorTwo-hundred and fifty families are beneficiaries of Cantagallo irrigation infrastructures, including the local ethnic community. Workers are collecting stones and other construction material, which wi...
00024078
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...
00024070
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...
00024040
EcuadorAgricultural training at a local agricultural college. An extension worker is giving instruction on irrigation systems in the college greenhouse. - - General: General.
00024079
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...
00024071
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...
00024037
EcuadorMembers of a well-organized local women's group harvesting maize and barley. - - General: General.
00024076
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...
00024068
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...
00024038
EcuadorMembers of a well-organized local women's group harvesting maize and barley. - - General: General.
00024077
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...
00024069
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...
00024043
EcuadorWoman tilling the land on her farm. The family was a beneficiary of an irrigation project that now brings piped water straight to the farm from a water tank thus saving a 30 minute walk to collect wat...
00024035
EcuadorMember of a well-organized local women's group harvesting maize and barley. - - General: General.
00024074
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...
00024066
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...
00024044
EcuadorWater tank and irrigation system set up on a small farm. The family was a beneficiary of an irrigation project that now brings piped water straight to the farm from a water tank thus saving a 30 minut...
00024036
EcuadorMembers of a well-organized local women's group harvesting maize and barley. - - General: General.
00024075
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...
00024067
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...
00024041
EcuadorA young female student of the local agricultural college watering plants in the school garden. - - General: General.
00024080
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...
00024072
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...
00024050
EcuadorFarmer ploughing the land. - - General: General.
00024042
EcuadorPortrait of rural farm woman taking a break from digging. - - General: General.
00024081
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...
00024034
EcuadorMember of a well-organized local women's group harvesting maize and barley. - - General: General.
00024073
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...
00024065
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...
00024008
El SalvadorAn elderly woman in a typical rural house in El Salvador. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the Nati...
00023992
El SalvadorHenequin drying in rows. - - 21511. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the National Centre of Agrotechnology in El Salvador. The programme to be implemented has...
00024024
El SalvadorPortrait of a young girl swinging in a hammock in a simple rural home. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to as...
00024009
El SalvadorWomen farmers who are involved with poultry production. The project promotes the participation of women in decision-making and in income-generating activities and recognizes the active and productive...
00023991
EcuadorProcessing of agave. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the National Centre of Agrotechnology in El S...
00024025
El SalvadorTraditional way of collecting spring water, which could be polluted. The project aims to improve reservoirs and small irrigation systems. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The...
00024007
El SalvadorAn extension worker addressing a local women? group on aspects concerning poultry production. The project promotes the participation of women in decision-making and in income-generating activities and...
00024015
El SalvadorFarmer picking green beans. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the National Centre of Agrotechnology...
00024012
El SalvadorFruit and vegetables produced by the beneficiaries of the project being sold at the market. The introduction and promotion of vegetables on a small scale is part of the crop diversification programme...
00024028
El SalvadorA covered water tank on farm land. The project aims to improve reservoirs and small irrigation systems. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsi...
00024013
El SalvadorFruit and vegetables produced by the beneficiaries of the project being sold at the market. The introduction and promotion of vegetables on a small scale is part of the crop diversification programme...
00023990
El SalvadorRural landscape of Henequen crops. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the National Centre of Agrotech...
00024010
El SalvadorAn elderly woman raising poultry. The project promotes the participation of women in decision-making and in income-generating activities and recognizes the active and productive role of women in the c...
00024026
El SalvadorA woman and her children outside a typical farmer's house. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the Nat...
00023989
El SalvadorNew metal silos for storing maize. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the National Centre of Agrotech...
00024011
El SalvadorFruit and vegetables produced by the beneficiaries of the project being sold at the market. The introduction and promotion of vegetables on a small scale is part of the crop diversification programme...
00024027
El SalvadorA woman and her children outside a typical farmer's house. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the Nat...
00023983
El SalvadorOne of the activities of the project is to improve small animal husbandry and here a farmer is feeding his pigs. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture...
00023986
El SalvadorA farmer holding two types of soil, poor quality soil and one that has some residue of maize that will fertilize the ground. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable...
00023988
El SalvadorCrop diversification: farmer working in maize plantation where henequen is also grown. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has b...
00023987
El SalvadorCrop diversification: farmer working in maize plantation where henequen is also grown. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has b...
00023967
MauritaniaPolluted beach. - - General: General.
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El SalvadorAn extension worker teaching local farmers how to vaccinate poultry against cholera. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has bee...
00023929
SudanWater collection point for the Dinka ethnic group. - - General: General.
00023787
BurundiGirl guides using hand tools to prepare and flatten the land to build hen houses. The beneficiaries of this project are 100 young girl guides, including 50 from Bukeye, as well as all members of their...
00023789
BurundiView of a village where Hutu refugee are hosted on their return from Tanzania, where they went to escape the internal crisis in Burundi. This is not the traditional way of living in Burundi where peop...
00023672
YemenTrees planted in rows are used as windbreaks. Azadirachta indica trees (meliaceae sp.) are resistant to termites, and are used for making soap and toothpaste and is also used for medical purposes. - -...
00023670
YemenLahi market. - - Land and Water Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reh...
00023713
SenegalA farmer harvesting cucumbers which were introduced to the area through the TeleFood project in order to improve the diet of the population. - - Horticultural Production in the village of Kabatekenda:...
00023658
YemenA lake previously formed by waste water was reclaimed by the project and is now used for irrigation purposes. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large r...
00023459
NigerLocal market area showing the deterioration of open water channels in the street. - - General: General.
00022747
Syrian Arab RepublicFarmers meeting with government representatives. - - General: General.
00022502
NigerSoil being unloaded from a lorry. In an effort to create an infrastructure to advance the project, over 200 km of rural roads and accessory structures have been built. - - Integrated Development Proje...
00022485
MauritaniaArrival of the FAO lorry carrying necessary supplies for the continuation of the projects. - - Fight Against Desertification: UNO/MAU/010/NSO. These photos show striking images of environmental degrad...
00021169
ComorosAccess to potable water is not a matter of course on the island of Anjouan. Here a young mother washes her baby under new public water tap. - - General: General.
00020835
EcuadorA general view of Guamote in the Province of Chimborazo. - - General: General.
00020652
BrazilSyphon irrigation. - - Technical Assistance to the Upper and Middle Sao Francisco Irrigation Project.: FAO/UTF/BRA/026/BRA. The Sao Francisco Valley is located in the northeast part of Brazil and occu...
00020643
Sierra LeoneVillage meeting to evaluate community development. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF). The Programme for Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa (IDAF), is r...
00020591
MadagascarA Malagasy farm family working on their rice field during the visit of the Indonesian farmers' representatives to their resettlement area 270 kilometres west of Antannanarivo. - - Self-sufficiency for...
00020601
PhilippinesA farmer ploughing his rice fields with carabao, the local name for the water buffalo, ubiquitious throughout the rice lands of Asia. - - General: General. The Republic of the Philippines is made up o...
00020424
United Republic of TanzaniaGovernment agents organize a massive village information campaign during the population/family life education programme. - - FAO Population Programme. The Population Programme of the Food and Agricult...
00020461
IndiaA woman drawing drinking water from a village pump in northern India. In the background is a public toilet. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is helping many developing countries t...
00020445
IndiaWorkers harvest carp raised in the main stock pond. The Institute is raising Indian carp: Catla, Rohu and Mrigal; and Chinese carp: Silver, Grass and Common. - - Inland Aquaculture Research. The Food...
00020416
BhutanMeat for sale in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Today, under "family farming", China's basic agricultural strategy, families who have fulfilled their status quota for a crop in their region, may do other...
00020371
MoroccoInside a barrier around stabilized sand dunes, palm and tamarisk trees have been planted and are growing well. - - Fight Against Sand Dune Encroachment. This FAO project aims at assisting the Governme...
00020368
MadagascarBananas being loaded onto truck for transportation. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a...
00020369
MadagascarWoman weaving basket. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for the inha...
00020367
MadagascarFishponds with outlets. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for the in...
00020365
MadagascarRice on irrigated terraces. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for th...
00020336
ChinaA farmer uses slurry, the by-product of biogas production which she has taken from the digestor on her land, on this field of rice in Shuangliu Sichuan province. It is an excellent organic fertilizer....
00020294
ChinaA typical yard of a farm family in the area. Sometimes it is a multi-family compound, including several houses, stables and fodder and grain storage. - - Soil and Water Conservation in the Loess Regio...
00020160
SomaliaA couple till land using traditional method of ploughing with a camel in the semi-arid zone near Burao in Somalia. - - General: General. Over half a million people have been displaced as a consequence...
00020128
LesothoA gang of 6 men and 19 women, villagers of Tlali, working to convert a bridle path into a 15 km road for 4-wheel drive vehicles. - - Soil Erosion in Lesotho. A small land-locked country, Lesotho has o...
00020063
BeninLake Ganvie - a short drive from Cotonou - is famous for its wooden houses built on stilts over the shallow waters. It is rapid1y becoming a tourist attraction.
WFP photo by J. Van Acker (see card fo...
00020051
BrazilA subsistence farmer who cultivates beans and maize on llha de Paratinga, a small island of the Sâ%o Francisco river. Maize stalks in the background grow on the edge of a lagoon created inside the sma...
00019993
ThailandA woman farmer weeds a rice field in a pilot scheme at the Boromdhat Land Consolidation project. - - Crop and Water Management. FAO is assisting the Thai Government through the Technical Cooperation P...
00020020
BrazilChildren of Barro, a riverside hamlet near Paratiga. - - Integrated Rural Development of Islands in the Sâ%o Francisco River. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. (FAO) is helping the Gov...
00020004
TunisiaAt the Ouled M'Hamed centre in Central Tunisia, demonstrations are carried out showing the judicious use of irrigated farming in combination with dry land farming. - - Experiments and Demonstration on...
00019946
IndiaWomen workers digging up rice seedlings prior to transplantation near Mysore in southern India. - - Production of Fruit, Vegetables and Other Primary Industries. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries ac...
00019915
TogoVolunteer workers cutting grass in order to prepare land for planting crops. - - Rural Development in Togo. The UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP) is assisting the Repub1ic of Togo with food aid for vo...
