NEPAL27 July 2017, Nepal- Village of Narapani. Goma Panthi Khatri drying rice. 41-year-old Goma Panthi Khatri is the Chaiperson of the Narapani Bhuwandanda Climate Change Adaptation Farmers Group. She...

PHILIPPINESDecember 21, 2016, Altavas, Aklan, Philippines - A farmer feeds his chicken with rice grains inside the cage at Brgy. Lupo, Altavas, Aklan. The water impounding project is part of FAOs larger effort t...

UGANDA21 10 2016, Kampala, Uganda- A man selling grains at Freedom Market in Kalerwe, a Kampala suburb taken. FAO's visit intends to identify climate change challenges and adoption options to develop farmer...

UGANDA21 10 2016, Kampala, Uganda- A man selling grains at Freedom Market in Kalerwe, a Kampala suburb taken. FAO's visit intends to identify climate change challenges and adoption options to develop farmer...

NIGERFEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING OF MILLET IN NIGER, 1968. The economy of Niger is based on agrcolture and livestock. The principal crop is millet, an essential and traditional cere...

NIGERFEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING OF MILLET IN NIGER, 1968. The economy of Niger is based on agrcolture and livestock. The principal crop is millet, an essential and traditional cere...

TAJIKISTAN16 August 2016, Gisar, Tajikistan - Farmers harvesting grains. FAO project GCP/TAJ/013/EC: Strengthening Institutions and Capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture and State Veterinary Inspection Se...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Following the eagerly awaited arrival in a village in Central Upper Volta of relief supplies in the form of sorghum donated to UN/FAO World Food. Programme by U.SA. the local distr...

AFRICAUpper Volta, June 1973 - French Air Force plane dropping sacks of cottonseed to be used as fodder for starving cattle in Norhhern Upper Volta. Each sack contains 60 kilos and the total operation is ai...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Donkeys loaded with sacks of wheat bran which has been distributed to Peul nomads at Tin Akof in northern Upper Volta near the Niger border. Lead caption: Five years of sub...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Sacks of cottonseed to be used as fodder for starving animals in drought stricken Upper Volta. The sacks have been flown into the area by two French Air Force planes and are being...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - The typical back~breaking method of "'ploughing" by hand in Upper Volta. These people have never heard of ploughshares and animal traction, but this technique is gradually being in...

AFRICAUpper Volta, June 1973 - French Air Force plane dropping sacks of cottonseed to be used as fodder for starving cattle in Norhhern Upper Volta. Each sack contains 60 kilos and the total operation is ai...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Emaciated animal in Northern Upper Volta is a grim indication of the severe drought which has gripped several African countries. Nomads from Mali , one of whom can be seen sitting...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Sacks of cottonseed to be used as fodder for starving animals in drought stricken Upper Volta. The sacks have been flown into the area by two French Air Force planes and are being...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Carcasses of cattle and goats at Christine Wells in northern Upper Volta. Lead caption: Five years of subnormal rainfall has brought severe drought and tragedy to Upper Vol...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - At a central food distribution point in Upper Volta, bags of sorghum donated by the United States through WFP are loaded onto a camel. They will be taken to an outlying village whe...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Carcasses of Mali nomads' cattle lie on the edge of Christine Wells in northern Upper Volta. The animals died after drinking water on empty stomachs following their long trek from...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Dying cattle brought by truck from the north to be sold for their skins and bones. The best price these animals will fetch: approximately $2 each. (A normal cow in good condition w...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Emaciated cattle at Dori in northern Upper Volta, which have managed to survive the drought due to an emergency fodder distribution by aircraft. Lead caption: Five years of...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Sacks of cotton seed being loaded onto a French Air Force plane. The sacks will be "air-dropped" in northern Upper Volta to be used as fodder for starving cattle. Each sack contain...

AFRICAUpper Volta, 1973 - Carcass of a cow which died in the desert near Dori, in northern Upper Volta. Lead caption: Five years of subnormal rainfall has brought severe drought and tragedy to Upper...

SOUTH SUDAN31 May 2016. Maban: : Refugee Asha Assir, from Buk, in the Blue Nile state, South Sudan, shows the seeds that she received in Yusuf Batil refugee camp, Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN1 June 2016. Maban: Seeds distribution in Yusuf Batil refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN31 May 2016. Maban: Seeds distribution in Doro refugee camp, in Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN2 June 2016. Maban: Nabila Timsah, a local resident in Bung village, Maban, South Sudan, holds her baby at home after receiving seeds during a distribution. The UN Refugee Agency and Food and Agricul...

SOUTH SUDAN31 May 2016. Maban: Seeds distribution in Doro refugee camp, in Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN1 June 2016. Maban: Seeds distribution in Yusuf Batil refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN2 June 2016. Maban: Nabila Timsah, a local resident in Bung village, Maban, South Sudan, receives seeds during a distribution. The UN Refugee Agency and Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite...

SOUTH SUDAN31 May 2016. Maban: Seeds distribution in Doro refugee camp, in Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN1 June 2016. Maban: Refugees (center) Haram Usman and (left) Mashiair Saat, both from the Blue Nile state, Sudan, work in the kitchen of their shelter in Yusuf Batil refugee camp, Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN2 June 2016. Maban: A local resident in Bung village, Maban, South Sudan, receives seeds during a distribution. The UN Refugee Agency and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have...

SOUTH SUDAN1 June 2016. Maban: Refugee Al Tash Almak, from Bau, in the Blue Nile state, South Sudan, shows the seeds that he received in Yusuf Batil refugee camp, Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN31 May 2016. Maban: Seeds distribution in Doro refugee camp, in Maban, South Sudan.

SOUTH SUDAN2 June 2016. Maban: Local residents in Bung village, Maban, South Sudan, get registered to receive seeds during a distribution. The UN Refugee Agency and Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unit...

MYANMAR27 April 2016, Maungdaw, Myanmar - An elderly woman is sorting out rice grains on a bamboo tray in Maw Ya Wadi, Maungdaw township, Rakhine State. The FAO project, SRO/MYA/502/CHA, purpose is trying t...

MYANMAR27 April 2016, Maungdaw, Myanmar - An elderly woman sorting out rice grains on a bamboo tray in Maw Ya Wadi, Maungdaw township, Rakhine State. The FAO project, SRO/MYA/502/CHA, purpose is trying to d...

INDIA29 March 2016, Mumbai, India -Workers sort grains at APMC market in New Mumbai.

INDIA29 March 2016, Mumbai, India -Workers sort grains at APMC market in New Mumbai.

INDIA29 March 2016, Mumbai, India -Workers sort grains at APMC market in New Mumbai.

INDIA29 March 2016, Mumbai, India -Workers sort grains at APMC market in New Mumbai.

INDIA29 March 2016, Mumbai, India -Workers sort grains at APMC market in New Mumbai.

INDIA29 March 2016, Mumbai, India -Workers sort grains at APMC market in New Mumbai.

INDIA29 March 2016, Mumbai, India -Workers sort grains at APMC market in New Mumbai.

PAKISTAN24 March 2016, Karachi, Pakistan - A vendor is taking out Haleem, a famous spicy dish made of many lentils and grains in Karachi.

MYANMARChickens and piglet feast on the food grains on the floor in Kwin Sekhan Village in Pyapon district of Myanmar.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)19 March 2015, Capura Community, Bolivia - FAO project's recipients checking Quinoa grains to inspect worms infesting quinoa fields. In Bolivia there are more than a hundred types of quinoa but only t...

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)20 March 2015, Tambillio Ledzma, Bolivia - FAO project's recipients harvesting Quinoa grains. In Bolivia there are more than a hundred types of quinoa but only three of those are put on sale. FAO proj...

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)19 March 2015, Capura Community, Bolivia - Quinoa grains. In Bolivia there are more than a hundred types of quinoa but only three of those are put on sale. FAO project aims to create a quinoa seeds ba...

Morocco29 May 2015, Agadir , Morocco - Men buying cereals and grains at MarJane's Hypermarket. Fully owned by SNI, the holding company of king Mohammed VI, the chain opened its first supermarket in 1990 i...

Morocco29 May 2015, Agadir , Morocco - A woman walking past cereals and grains displayed at MarJane's Hypermarket. Fully owned by SNI, the holding company of king Mohammed VI, the chain opened its first su...

Morocco29 May 2015, Agadir , Morocco - A woman walking past cereals and grains displayed at MarJane's Hypermarket. Fully owned by SNI, the holding company of king Mohammed VI, the chain opened its first supe...

Morocco29 May 2015, Agadir , Morocco - Men buying cereals and grains at MarJane's Hypermarket. Fully owned by SNI, the holding company of king Mohammed VI, the chain opened its first supermarket in 1990 in R...

ITALY8 November 1971, Rome - Dr. Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his work in the development of high-yelding varieties of food grains, giving his Mc Dougall Lecture during the 16th Session o...

ITALY8 November 1971, Rome - From left to right: Mr. Felix Albani, Director of FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division, Antonio Di Rocco, Minister of Agriculture of Argentina and Dr. Norman Borlaug...

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Cellophane-wrapped packages of filled pasta sauce jars travelling along a conveyor belt inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - An employee checking a machine as freshly-shaped pasta falls into feeders on the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Rejected pieces of fusilli pasta passing along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Tortiglioni pasta falling from a spout as they travel along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - An employee checking boxes of packaged pasta for quality control along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Strands of spaghetti move through the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Boxes of packaged pasta travelling along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Strands of spaghetti are processed ahead of packaging on the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - An employee checking a machine as freshly-shaped pasta falls into feeders on the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Sealed jars of pasta sauce travelling along a conveyor belt at a sauce packaging plant.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Tortiglioni pasta falling from a spout as they travel along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Rejected pieces of fusilli pasta passing along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Rejected strands of spaghetti are seen inside inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Strands of spaghetti move through the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - An employee checking boxes of packaged pasta for quality control as they travel along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Strands of spaghetti are processed ahead of packaging on the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Employees filling silos of pasta sauce at a sauce packaging plant.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Orange pasta made with carrot moving along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Machines cleaning wheat are seen inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Rejected strands of spaghetti falling from a chute inside inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Orange pasta made with carrot moving along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Rejected strands of spaghetti are seen inside inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Boxes of packaged pasta travelling along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Strands of spaghetti move through the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Orange pasta made with carrot moving along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Cellophane-wrapped packages of filled pasta sauce jars travelling along a conveyor belt inside a sauce packaging plant.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Strands of spaghetti are processed ahead of packaging on the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - An employee checking boxes of packaged pasta for quality control as they travel along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Strands of spaghetti move through the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - Boxes of packaged pasta travelling along the production line inside a pasta factory.

ITALY03 October 2012, Parma, Italy - An employee holds grains of cleaned wheat inside a pasta factory.

ITALY6 October 2014, Rome - Etsuo Kitahara, Executive Director, International Grains Council (IGC). Ministerial meeting on Governance and International Commodity Markets, FAO headquarters (Plenary Hall).

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A combine harvester moving across a field of durum wheat as it cuts the summer harvest in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014 Viterbo, Italy - A bulldozer moves freshly-harvested wheat grain from the storage area to off-load them into grain Silobags on a farm in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A worker adjustes freshly-harvested wheat grain off-loaded from a bulldozer for storage into Silobags on a farm in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A combine harvester transferring durum wheat to a waiting tractor and trailer after cutting a field during the summer harvest in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A bulldozer arrives to off-load freshly-harvested wheat grain for storage into Silobags on a farm in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A pile of recently harvested durum wheat is highlighted by a pool of sunlight as is sits stored inside a farm building in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - Kernels stand on heads of durum wheat as a combine harvester moves across a field of wheat to cut the summer harvest in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A combine harvester moving across a field of durum wheat as it cuts the summer harvest in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014 Viterbo, Italy - A bulldozer moves freshly-harvested wheat grain from the storage area to off-load them into grain Silobags on a farm in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A combine harvester moving across a field of durum wheat as it cuts the summer harvest in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014 Viterbo, Italy - A bulldozer moves freshly-harvested wheat grain from the storage area to off-load them into grain Silobags on a farm in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A bulldozer arrives to off-load freshly-harvested wheat grain for storage into Silobags on a farm in Viterbo.

ITALY25 July 2014, Viterbo, Italy - A combine harvester moving across a field of durum wheat as it cuts the summer harvest in Viterbo.