AfghanistanVariety and Seed Industry Development - GCP/AFG/045/EC: This project is designed to support a private sector industry that produces and markets seeds and planting materials in Afghanistan to meet the...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

BangladeshEmergency Recovery of the Agriculture Sector and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Areas of Bagerhat District Severely Affected by Cyclone Sidr - OSRO/BGD/802/SWI. The overall objective of the Project...

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...

ItalyTypical rural landscape in the Lazio Region: farmhouses and cultivated fields. - - General: General.

View of field being ploughed with a tractor in the distance. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

Viet NamBio energy: bamboo water mill pumping water from a river and transferring it to a rice field. - - General: General.

PeruWorkers repairing terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.

PeruInca terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.

PeruInca terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.

PeruInca terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.

PeruView of the Sacred Inca Valley showing the three tier agro-ecological system. On the first level maize is grown, potatoes are planted on the second level and the third level is used as a grazing area....

PeruView of the Sacred Inca Valley showing the three tier agro-ecological system. On the first level maize is grown, potatoes are planted on the second level and the third level is used as a grazing area....

Lao People's Democratic RepublicThe Whaitong reservoir and dam, built in 2000, provides regulated water flow to lowland areas used for agriculture and grazing that were previously subject to flooding and crop devastation. - - Emerge...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicThe Whaitong reservoir and dam, built in 2000, provides regulated water flow to lowland areas used for agriculture and grazing that were previously subject to flooding and crop devastation. - - Emerge...

Cabo VerdeAnti-erosion land conservation method using succulent plants, such as Carrapato Furcroya gigante). Between each row of Carrapato planted on the side of Mount S. Jorge dos Orgaos, maize is intercropped...

NepalImproved Nepalese irrigation canal. - - Special Programme for Food Security or SPIN.

NepalImproved Nepalese irrigation canal introduced by FAO's Special Programme for Food Security. - - Special Programme for Food Security or SPIN.

NepalTypical Nepalese terraces. - - TeleFood Chili Processing Project.

OmanFrankincense (Boswellia) trees growing in the mountains of Dhofar region. The trees produce a much prized aromatic gum resin, which is then made into exotic fragrances. - - General: General.

OmanVillager examining an incision made on the trunk of a frankincense tree, from which a pearly white liquid oozes, which then hardens into semi-opaque lumps. These are periodically scraped off the trees...

NepalLandscape showing a typical farmer's house on the edge of a magnolia and rhododendron forest in the hillsides of the Himalayas. - - General: General.

HondurasRainbow over the Lempira landscape. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better agricultural practic...

HondurasA herd of cows grazing on a hilly slope above a river. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better a...

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Collecting and refining salt. - - General: General.

EcuadorVegetation in the River Chota valley. - - Special Programme for Food Security Fruit and Vegetable Processing: ECU/98/30. The aim of this Special Programme for Food Security is to improve the level of...

SerbiaA member of a de-mining team with his dog. To give farmers access to their land and help them to return to normal agricultural production, de-miners have cleared 44 villages, over 7 000 houses and an...

IraqIsland for tourism on the outskirts of Baghdad. In the background is a palm plantation. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned ab...

IraqWaterfall. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian population as a result of the continuing sa...

IraqAfforestation programme: Making contours for planting tree seedlings. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering...

SerbiaA group of de-miners from one of the 17 de-mining teams in Kosovo. To give farmers access to their land and help them to return to normal agricultural production, de-miners have cleared 44 villagers,...

IraqAfforestation programme: plantation of pines. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian populati...

GhanaRural scenes in Accra. - - General: General.

ItalyView of Rio Maggiore Village. - - General: General.

JordanA camel is pictured in a desert landscape. - - Assistance for Enhancing Rural Banking Services: TCP/JOR/8821. The Technical Cooperation Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

ItalyView of Rio Maggiore Village. - - General: General.

BurundiRepatriated diplaced Hutu farmers returning home with seeds and tools that were distributed through FAO's Special Relief Operations Service (Emergency Supply of Seeds for the 1999 Agricultural Campaig...

CROATIATypical agricultural landscape of the area around Krapina, about 20 km from Zagreb.

CroatiaTwo agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture discussing and evaluating the results of an experimental vine implant. - - General: General.

CroatiaMan and woman farmer preparing to leave with their tractor to cut medicinal herbs (alfalfa) for their livestock. - - General: General.

CroatiaTypical agricultural landscape of the area around Krapina, about 20 km from Zagreb. - - General: General.

Lao People's Democratic RepublicModel integrated fish farm. Fish pond integrated with floating vegetables. The vegetables are consumed by the farm family and the surplus is sold at local markets. Rice cultivation is also practised a...

YemenTerraced landscape and cultivation area. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management,...

YemenThis dry river bed is part of an extreme dry zone characterized by long droughts and sand dune enchroachments. - - Land and Water Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives...

YemenTypical cloud formations over a cultivated landscape. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed...

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...

LesothoPotato planting exercise. Potatoes are regularly included in more diversified inter-cropped systems to augment agricultural production and to maintain continuous soil cover: thus protecting vulnerable...

LesothoPotato planting exercise. Potatoes are regularly included in more diversified inter-cropped systems to augment agricultural production and to maintain continuous soil cover: thus protecting vulnerable...

Bosnia and Herzegovinadowners who have turned to farming as a main activity and received agricultural inputs (seeds) from the project are seen working on the land. - - FAO Emergency Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina Pro...

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)General view of Jahuaya area. Woman is giving fodder to her cattle. Local women are supposed to do agricultural work. They are expected to care for livestock and look after the home. - -

EcuadorFarmer planting potatoes in ploughed field. Most of the crop will be used for family consumption. - - Post-Harvest Grains/Potatoes: GCP/ECU/065/NET. Puruha Agricultural Technical College - Field worke...

HondurasCloseup of farmer showing a small fish he has netted in his pond on a fish farm in the Mapulaca area. - - Rural Development in Southern Lempira: GCP/HON/018/NET. This project is funded by the Netherla...

HaitiAspect of farming in the countryside around Fort Jacques. - - Coordination of the supply of agricultural inputs: UNDP/FAO/HAI/93/007. Coordination of the supply of agricultural inputs for emergency hu...

HaitiAspect of farming in the countryside around Fort Jacques. - - Coordination of the supply of agricutural: UNDP/FAO/HAI/93/007. Coordination of the supply of agricultural inputs for emergency humanitari...

NigerFences have been erected to prevent the advance of sand dunes at Gour. - - Fight against desertifiction of agricultural land in Niger: NER/89/004. Various ways are used to stop the desert from advanci...

NigerPhoto shows an old sand dune which used to be fenced in as a means of halting desertification. It i now surrounded by wire netting to prevent cows from eating the grass. The fact that the dune is cove...

NigerBuilding barriers (fences) to prevent advance of sand dunes at Gour. - - Fight against desertification of agricultural land in Niger: NER/89/004. Various ways are used to stop the desert from advancin...

AlbaniaMan returning home with a load of wood on his horse in the alpine commune of Stebleve in the district of Librazhd. The wood was gathered from the forest in the background. The wood is one of the princ...

AlbaniaPloughing part of a hillside with oxen in the mountainous eastern district of Librazhd. This district forms part of the Albaninan frontier with Macedonia. - - Strengthening Agricultural Policy Analysi...

AlbaniaFarmer hauling alfalfa hay back to his farm in the coastal plain. - - Strengthening Agricultural Policy Analysis & Management Capabili: GCP/ALB/001/ITA. Strenghtening Agricutural Policy Analysis & Man...

AlbaniaA typical Albanian hill farm in the rugged and mountainous eastern district of Peshkopi. This district forms part of the Albanian frontier with Macedonia. - - Strengthening Agricultural Policy Analysi...

El SalvadorSmall farmer looking over crop irrigation system built with project advice and assistance. - - Rehabilitation of Agricultural Production: GCP/ELS/003/JPN. Rehabilition of Agricultural Production, Infr...

El SalvadorCattle grazing on arid land in project area, watched over by young herdsman. This picture was taken during the dry season when the zone receives no rain at all and has very little water available. - -...

SenegalWomen winnonwing rice near St. Louis. - -

El SalvadorTwo fishermen handling nets on the banks of Cerron Reservoir. Development of fishing resources and increased market possibilities are two components of the master plan. Species of fish found in the r...

El SalvadorCattle grazing on arid land in the project area. This is a zone of the country which has only two seasons, wet and dry. This picture was taken during the dry season lasting from December to May when t...

El SalvadorSoil erosion near Cerron Grand Reservoir. - - Master Plan for Agricultural & Fishery Development: TCP/ELS/2353. This project executed by the Technical Cooperation Programme of the UN/Food an Agricult...

PakistanFarmers walking on a damaged road. Road improvement is one of the project aim. - - Milk production in Gujranwala, Punjab: CTA/PAK/88/072. The project is designed to develop buffalo breeding in the ari...

PakistanReservoir at Barani. - - Milk Production in Gujiranwala, Punjab: CTA/PAK/88/072. The project is designed to develop buffalo breeding in the arid area of Gujranwala in Punjab State. To this end it aims...

PakistanFarmers with extension workers winnowing grain. - -

Mexico"Ejido"(land held and farmed in common): Canalejas de Otates. A wooded area containing useful timber, one of the peasant families' main sources of income. - - Integration of rural Development Units: M...

NigerThe leaves, fruit and roots of this Acacia albida tree are used for self-fertilization, while the bark is used for making medicinal drugs. It is an ideal tree for agroforestry products. - - Keita Inte...

Viet NamView of part of a new 25,000 hectare mangrove forest southwest of Ho Chi Ming City. The mangrove harvested is used for making charcoal. - - General: General. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has a po...

IndonesiaSunset scene of palm trees and beach. Some 70 percent of the population of Indonesia are farmers producing coconuts, rice, cassava, maize and other tropical crops. - - General: General.

MaliTrees are planted to act as windbreaks and to reclaim desert land. - - WFP Multipurpose Project, Mali 2231. This World Food Programme (WFP) project aims to help the Government to sustain and expand it...

PanamaCommunity members fill seedlings bags with soil at a Guaymi community tree nursery, established with the project's help. The pine seedlings are being planted as part of a reforestation effort already...

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...

MaliDried up riverbed, east of Bamako. - - Food Shortages Threaten 24 African Countries. The food supply outlook for Africa in 1984 remains serious with 24 countries facing emergency situations, according...

PhilippinesFarmers rake the bed of a paddy field at Angar near Manila in preparation for p1anting. This is part of a 40,000 ha. area being brought under irrigation by a Government scheme. - - Agricultural Produc...

ChileBy 1971, CORA had planted some 68 million tree seedlings including "Pinus radiata" which has a remarkable ability to flourish under poor conditions. This hillside near Lumaco is part of the reforestat...

Iran (Islamic Republic of)Threshing wheat outside a typical abode village in the Tabriz area. - - Irrigation, Erosion and Sand Fixation. The Government of Iran has built several dams for irrigation and potable water supplies,...

RwandaPanoramic view. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resources of the Kagera river basin, which rises i...

RwandaPanoramic view of Burera Lake. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resources of the Kagera river basin...

RwandaView of Burera Lake. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resources of the Kagera river basin, which ri...

RwandaPanoramic view. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resources of the Kagera river basin, which rises i...

LEBANONOSRO/LEB/701/UNJ - Title: Early Recovery Assistance for the Agriculture Small-holder. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve horticulture practices in Lebanon by improving culti...

LEBANONOSRO/LEB/701/UNJ - Title: Early Recovery Assistance for the Agriculture Small-holder. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve horticulture practices in Lebanon by improving culti...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. Help restart food production and rehabilitate the livelihoods of...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. Help restart food production and rehabilitate the livelihoods of...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. Help restart food production and rehabilitate the livelihoods of...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. Help restart food production and rehabilitate the livelihoods of...

YemenThe project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland management, nursery strengthening and expanding sand dune...