TogoTeleFood Improved Small-Scale Fisheries Project. Members of DEKAWOWO (union of people) displaying bicycles, nets, fridge boxes, wheelbarrows and other implements, provided by FAO at the founding of th...

BeninScenes at Cotonou port. - - General: General.

GhanaUrban scenes in Accra market. - - General: General.

BeninUrban market scenes in Cotonou. - - General: General.

TogoScenes of the Chinese built canal which transports water to the ponds from the Zio River. - - Improved Small-Scale Fisheries Project: TFD-97/TOG/003. The aim of the project is to allow farmers who liv...

BeninFrench white pigs cross bred with local Beninese variety for better meat and natural resistance to disease. - - General: General.

GhanaRural scenes in Kranka. - - General: General.

BeninTraining in the production and maintenance of farm vehicles and machinery is carried out on the farm. - - General: General.

TogoChildren in Kovie village. - - Improved Fish-Smoking Techniques: TFD-97/TOG/002. Fish-smoking is the main income-generating activity of the women in the villages around Kpogan in the Prefecture du Gol...

TogoStreet scene. - - General: General.

GhanaWomen being taken out into the pond in the boat to feed cassava chips to the fish. - - Tafi-Atome Fish Farmer's Group.

BeninWomen from local villages are trained in commercial cooking; products are then sold to the public. - - General: General.

TogoA girl collecting sand for sale. The sand will be used to lay sardines out to dry. A pan of sand costs 50 CFA francs. - - Improved Fish-Smoking Techniques: TFD-97/TOG/002. Fish-smoking is the main inc...

TogoN?dama breed of cattle that has a natural resistance to the tsetse fly. - - General: General.

GhanaScenes of men fishing with nets from an aluminum boat. The boat was provided by FAO and PRIDOE CO LTD in December 1998. The pond is presently flooded and thus no fish were caught. Tilapia nilotica and...

BeninScenes of "pistia" which grows in the water waste from the toilets to purify the water. Ducks also eat the plant. - - General: General.

TogoWoman in the fish-smoking area of the village, drying fish in the sun. It usually takes six hours. - - Improved Fish-Smoking Techniques: TFD-97/TOG/002. Fish-smoking is the main income-generating acti...

TogoN'dama breed of cattle that has a natural resistance to the tsetse fly. - - General: General.

GhanaMembers of the Group feeding fish cassava chips from the bank of the dam. One acre of harvested and chipped cassava is poured into the fishpond every month. The group is comprised of 10 women and 5 me...

TogoDr. Gao at his computer. A major component of his work has been to collate data on danger areas, to be made available to the public for the first time. - - General: General.

BeninFrench white pigs and Beninese cross breeds in a traditional setting. - - General: General.

GhanaMembers of the Kranka Womenà??armer Group watering orange tree plants, which can be seen under a protective roof of fern. The orange seeds have been crossed with lemon seeds to expedite growth. They w...

TogoWoman with a small straw broom, turning sardines that are drying the sun. - - Improved Fish-Smoking Techniques: TFD-97/TOG/002. Fish-smoking is the main income-generating activity of the women in the...

TogoConstructing a monopyramidal tsetse fly trap. The fly, attacked to blue and black "vavoua" will become trapped at the top of the trap. From there it is removed and destroyed. - - General: General.

BeninRhode Island Red variety of hens raised for meat and eggs and mated with local varieties. - - General: General.

GhanaRural scenes in Accra. - - General: General.

TogoWomen preparing smoked fish (karangue) for sale directly from the fish-smoking area in the village. - - Improved Fish-Smoking Techniques: TFD-97/TOG/002. Fish-smoking is the main income-generating act...

GhanaMember of the Kranka Women's Farmer Group clearing the ground from a one acre allotment that was burnt after the harvest. The group intends to replant beans, watermelon, cabbage and carrots. - - Krank...

TogoFAO veterinary staff educating illiterate villagers at Kolina with drawings. A series of drawings was done by a local artist to present the concept of the availability of and necessity for medicine to...

BeninFish on sale at Cotonou Port. - - General: General.

GhanaUrban scenes in Accra market. - - General: General.

BeninVillage scene. - - General: General.

TogoYoung women preparing bags to transport smoked or sun-dried fish to market. - - Improved Fish-Smoking Techniques: TFD-97/TOG/002. Fish-smoking is the main income-generating activity of the women in th...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicFish farm. Small farm fry production operation in net cages. Young girl catching common carp and Puntius fry in a scoop net. The fine net cages are constructed from mosquito netting. Simple fry produc...

CambodiaFarmers leaving the weekly meeting carrying insect zoos which they will observe and maintain at home until the next meeting. Reproduction rates and destruction of pests can then be observed. - - Speci...

CambodiaTree planting and clearing land of shrubs. The planting of seedlings is undertaken by handicapped local people, who are landmine victims, and it is envisaged that 40 people will plant 1 000 trees per...

CambodiaInspecting pests and predators and introducing them to "insect zoos" so that reproduction rates and destruction of pests can be observed. Farmers' Field School in Cambodia. - - Special Programme for F...

CambodiaTree planting and clearing land of shrubs. The planting of seedlings is undertaken by handicapped local people, who are landmine victims, and it is envisaged that 40 people will plant 1 000 trees per...

CambodiaCollecting insect specimens, pests and predators. - - Programme for Food Security: SPFP/CMB/6701. Eighty percent of the Cambodian population is dependent on subsistence farming with rice as the main a...

CambodiaForestry Unit Supervisor at FAO tree nursery inspecting rows of Abzelia Cochichinemisa and Dipterocarpus Alatus tree seedlings. There are four FAO tree nurseries in the Angkor Wat region that have an...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicA scene of a model fish farm with integrated rice and fish culture that shows animal pens built over the water in order that ducks will fertilize the ponds. Low input and low investment in aquaculture...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicWoman selling fish. Fresh fish commands a premium price in the city and provincial markets. There is a huge demand nation-wide for both cultured and captured fish. During the dry season, cultured fish...

CambodiaTa Prom Temple at Angkor Wat being destroyed by the "Sponge" trees (Acacia Farnesiana of the Mimosacea family) growing through it. - - Participatory Natural Resource Management in the Tonle Sap Region...

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...

CambodiaFacilitator at farmer field school meeting. - - Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS): SPFP/CMB/6701. Eighty percent of the Cambodian population is dependent on subsistence farming with rice as t...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicA model of an integrated fish farm. Combination of fish ponds with ducks. The pen is built above the pond so that the water is fertilized directly with spilt feed and manure. - - LAO/97/007. This aqua...

CambodiaPloughing rice paddy field with water buffalo in preparation for transplanting rice to the paddy. - - Programme for Food Security (SPFS): SPFP/CMB/6701. Eighty percent of the Cambodian population is d...

CambodiaSelling vegetables from a sampan. These small boats are a typical method of transport and lifestyle for inhabitants of floating villages. - - General: General. The Project, funded by the Belgian Gover...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated rice-fish-poultry farm. Throwing a net into a pond to fish. This farm produces common carp, telapia as well as its own fry; it also has a small restaurant that adds value to the fish produc...

CambodiaPigs in a rice paddy where they provide fertilization. - - Farmers Field School: SPFP/CMB/6701. Eighty percent of the Cambodian population is dependent on subsistence farming with rice as the main agr...

CambodiaTonle Sap flood plain showing floating village with lake behind. The lake swells from 2 500 square kilometres in the dry season to 7-8 000 square kilometres in the monsoon. Sixty percent of the water...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicFish farm. This farm was gradually converted from rice paddy to aquaculture over an eight-year period. Originally the farmer received training through a previous FAO aquaculture project. The ponds wer...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers' field school: collecting pests in the field. - - General: General. FAO's inter-country programme for integrated pest management (IPM) in vegetables in...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicModel fish farm. Fish fry production: cast-netting in a shallow fish pond. Fish fry are produced for common carp, Chinese carp, telapia and silver barb Lack of mechanization and high cost of pond cons...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers' field school: collecting pest specimens in the field. The specimens are then taken to the school and drawn by farmer groups. As illiteracy is high in...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers'field school: drawing the pests that have been collected after field study. This is done to ensure that the farmers are able to identify and memorize n...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers' field school: collecting pest specimens in the field. The specimens are then taken to the school and drawn by farmer groups. As illiteracy is high in...