ITALY22 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer sows seeds of ancient wheat, the Maiorca variety, by hand in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, north of Si...

ITALY22 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer displays a handful of Maiorca wheat seeds, a variety of ancient grains, before sowing in a field in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islan...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer sows seeds of ancient wheat, the Russello variety, by hand in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, north of S...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - Farmers at work while plowing, with tractors, a field for sowing wheat, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands archipelago, north of Sicily. O...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A freshly plowed field ready for sowing Maiorca wheat, a variety of ancient grains, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands archipelago, north...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer at work while plowing, with a tractor, a field for sowing wheat, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands archipelago, north of Sicily....

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer sows seeds of ancient wheat, the Russello variety, by hand in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, north of S...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - Farmers at work plowing the land with a tractor and sowing Russello wheat seeds, a variety of ancient grains, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian I...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer at work while plowing, with a tractor, a field for sowing wheat, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands archipelago, north of Sicily....

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - Farmers at work plowing the land with a tractor and sowing Russello wheat seeds, a variety of ancient grains, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian I...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer sows seeds of ancient wheat, the Russello variety, by hand in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, north of S...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - Farmers at work while plowing, with tractors, a field for sowing wheat, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands archipelago, north of Sicily. O...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer carries a sack of ancient durum wheat seeds, the Russello variety, for sowing in the open field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islan...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer sows seeds of ancient wheat, the Russello variety, by hand in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, north of S...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer displays a handful of Russello wheat seeds, a variety of ancient grains, before sowing, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archi...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - Russello wheat seeds, a variety of ancient grains, was sown on the ground in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, nort...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer sows seeds of ancient wheat, the Russello variety, by hand in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, north of S...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer sows seeds of ancient wheat, the Russello variety, by hand in a field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelago, north of S...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - Farmers at work for the preparation and sowing of ancient wheat seeds, the Russello variety, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islands Archipelag...

ITALY21 December 2021, Lipari, Italy - A farmer carries a sack of ancient durum wheat seeds, the Russello variety, for sowing in the open field, in the Piano Conte district, in Lipari, in the Aeolian Islan...

30 August 2021, Apia, Samoa - Mark Brown, Prime Minister of Cook Islands. Inaugural Session. SIDS Solutions Forum, 30-31 August 2021.

30 August 2021, Apia, Samoa - David Kabua, President of the Republic of Marshall Islands. Inaugural Session. SIDS Solutions Forum, 30-31 August 2021.

30 August 2021, Apia, Samoa - (Composite picture from left): Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General; QU Dongyu, Director-General of FAO; Josaia V. Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji; Abdull...

30 August 2021, Apia, Samoa - (Composite picture from left): Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General; QU Dongyu, Director-General of FAO; Josaia V. Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji; Abdull...

30 August 2021, Apia, Samoa - (Composite picture from left): QU Dongyu, Director-General of FAO; Josaia V. Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji; Abdulla Shahid, President, 76th Session of the UN Genera...

30 August 2021, Apia, Samoa - (Composite picture from left): QU Dongyu, Director-General of FAO; Josaia V. Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji; Abdulla Shahid, President, 76th Session of the UN Genera...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - General view of ponds of the acquafarming system. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capita...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - General view of ponds of the acquafarming system. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capita...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - Close up of different kind of prawns. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capital-intensive...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - Close up of different kind of prawns. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capital-intensive...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - Close up of different kind of prawns. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capital-intensive...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - Close up of different kind of prawns. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capital-intensive...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - Harvested prawns sit in the net. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capital-intensive as th...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - Workers withdraws the nets to harvest prawns. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capital-in...

Dominica21 April 2021, Dominica - Workers withdraws the nets to harvest prawns. Freshwater prawns are a high-value product in Dominica and other Caribbean islands. Production is not as technical or capital-in...

Thailand03 September 2020, Statement by Solomon Islands representative. FAO Regional Confererence, Asia and the Pacific, 35th Session - Ministerial Session.

03 September 2020, Statement by Cook Islands representative.FAO Regional Confererence, Asia and the Pacific, 35th Session - Ministerial Session.

17 October 2019, Rome Italy - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu meeting with H.E. Jean-Paul Carteron, Ambassador of Solomon Islands

ITALY24 June 2019, Rome, Italy - Statements by Head of Delegation of Cook Islands. Fifth Plenary meeting. FAO Conference, 41st Session. FAO headquarters. (Plenary Hall). Photo credit must be given: ©...

ITALY23 November 2018, Rome Italy - Augustine Auga Maeue, Minister of agriculture and livestock Development, Solomon Islands. Plenary 6: High -Level Segment and Closing Remarks, (Plenary Hall), FAO Headqu...

ITALY22 November 2018, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva meeting with Augustine Auga Maeue, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of the Solomon Islands. FAO Headquarters.

ITALY07 November 2018, Rome, Italy - Shane Tutua, Karen/ Pgakenyaw, Solomon Islands, Soil Scientist, The Institute for Social Development Studies. Session 3 - Indigenous Food systems Exchange, trade and ma...

ITALY07 November 2018, Rome, Italy - Shane Tutua, Karen/ Pgakenyaw, Solomon Islands, Soil Scientist, The Institute for Social Development Studies. Session 3 - Indigenous Food systems Exchange, trade and ma...

ITALY07 November 2018, Rome, Italy - Shane Tutua, Karen/ Pgakenyaw, Solomon Islands, Soil Scientist, The Institute for Social Development Studies. Session 3 - Indigenous Food systems Exchange, trade and ma...

ITALY07 November 2018, Rome, Italy - Manoka Havea, Baniata Community, Village Elder, Solomon Islands. Session 2 - Traditions and Trends in Indigenous food systems. Elders & youth perspectives on traditiona...

ITALY07 November 2018, Rome, Italy - Manoka Havea, Baniata Community, Village Elder, Solomon Islands. Session 2 - Traditions and Trends in Indigenous food systems. Elders & youth perspectives on traditiona...

Italy12 July 2018, Rome Italy - COFI 33 - H?? Hoydal, Minister of Fisheries, Faroe Islands. Side Event: Blue Growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Committee on Fisheries, 33rd Session, 9-13 July...

Italy12 July 2018, Rome Italy - COFI 33 - H?? Hoydal, Minister of Fisheries, Faroe Islands. Side Event: Blue Growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Committee on Fisheries, 33rd Session, 9-13 July...

Italy12 July 2018, Rome Italy - COFI 33 - H?? Hoydal, Minister of Fisheries, Faroe Islands. Side Event: Blue Growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Committee on Fisheries, 33rd Session, 9-13 July...

Italy12 July 2018, Rome Italy - COFI 33 - H?? Hoydal, Minister of Fisheries, Faroe Islands. Side Event: Blue Growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Committee on Fisheries, 33rd Session, 9-13 July...

ITALY12 July 2018, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General José' Graziano da Silva meeting Hogni Hoydal, Minister for Fisheries of Faroe Islands. FAO Headquarters.

ITALY12 July 2018, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General José' Graziano da Silva meeting Hogni Hoydal, Minister for Fisheries of Faroe Islands. FAO Headquarters.

ITALY12 July 2018, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General José' Graziano da Silva meeting Hogni Hoydal, Minister for Fisheries of Faroe Islands. FAO Headquarters.

ITALY11 November 2017, Rome, Italy - James Movick, Director-General, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency. High-level Pacific Leaders' meeting with FAO, (Iraq Room), FAO Headquarters. The leaders of 11 s...

ITALY11 November 2017, Rome, Italy - Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary-General, Pacific Islands Forum. High-level Pacific Leaders' meeting with FAO, (Iraq Room), FAO Headquarters. The leaders of 11 states in the...

ITALY11 November 2017, Rome, Italy - Hilda Heine, President, Republic of The Marshall Islands. High-level Pacific Leaders' meeting with FAO, (Iraq Room), FAO Headquarters. The leaders of 11 states in the P...

ITALY11 November 2017, Rome, Italy - Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary-General, Pacific Islands Forum. High-level Pacific Leaders' meeting with FAO, (Iraq Room), FAO Headquarters. The leaders of 11 states in the...

ITALY11 November 2017, Rome, Italy - Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary-General, Pacific Islands Forum. High-level Pacific Leaders' meeting with FAO, (Iraq Room), FAO Headquarters. The leaders of 11 states in the...

Italy11 October 2017 Rome Italy - Jean-Paul Carteron, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Solomon Islands presenting his Credentials to FAO Director-General José' Graziano da Silva, FAO headquar...

SOUTH SUDANApril 2016, South Sudan - As fighting ensued in their villages people fled into the swamps of Southern Unity to find a safe place to hide. They created little islands by flattening the reeds and addin...

ITALY17 January 2017, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General José' Graziano da Silva meeting Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary-General, Pacific Islands Form Secretariat. FAO Headquarters.

Malaysia11 March 2016, Putrajaya, Malaysia - FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva meeting with Duddley Kopu, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of Solomon Islands. 33rd session of the FAO Regional...

Malaysia11 March 2016, Putrajaya, Malaysia - FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva meeting with Duddley Kopu, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of Solomon Islands. 33rd session of the FAO Regional...

Italy03 June 2015, Milan - Islands, sea & food - The UN space in this cluster gives voice to the 600 million islanders. To protect the survival of these territories and their fragile economies the United N...

Italy03 June 2015, Milan - Islands, sea & food - The UN space in this cluster gives voice to the 600 million islanders. To protect the survival of these territories and their fragile economies the United N...

Italy03 June 2015, Milan - Islands, sea & food - The UN space in this cluster gives voice to the 600 million islanders. To protect the survival of these territories and their fragile economies the United N...

Papua New Guinea11 May 2015, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - 11th South West Pacific Ministers of Agriculture Meeting. FAO Director-General Jos?raziano da Silva meeting with Agriculture Minister of Cook Islands Hon....

Papua New Guinea11 May 2015, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - 11th South West Pacific Ministers of Agriculture Meeting. FAO Director-General Jos?raziano da Silva meeting with Agriculture Minister of Cook Islands Hon....

Samoa2 September 2014, Apia, Samoa - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva meeting with Ambassador Fredrick Muller of Marschal Islands during the 3rd International Conference on SIDS.

SAMOA1 September 2014, Apia, Samoa - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva during the Blue Growth side-event held at the 3rd International Conference on SIDS. The panelists (from L to R): Angus F...

SAMOA1 September 2014, Apia, Samoa - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva, James Movick, Director General of Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, Naoko Ishii, GEF CeO, Indroyono Soesilo, Director...

SAMOA1 September 2014, Apia, Samoa - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva and James Movick, Director General of Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, during the Blue Growth side-event held at...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Giant Clams. Giant clams are a potential source of income for aquarium markets abroad and as a food delicacy at home. They are easy and cheap to maintain once...

Cook Islands20 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Ngatoko Ngatoko, Director of Biosecurity, Ministry of Agriculture, watches a cargo ship leave port.

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Beach in Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are a paradise destination for the130,000 tourists that visit each year. This provides a ready market for local farmer...

Cook Islands16 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - A young girl dances at the central market in Rarotonga as part of a presentation given by NGO. The Cook Islands welcome over 130,000 visitors a year. Displays...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Matt Ruta, Farmer. Matt Ruta returned to the island of Aitutaki in 2003, having emigrated to Australia some years before. On his return, he started planting f...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Matt Ruta, Farmer, tends his bananas. Matt Ruta returned to the island of Aitutaki in 2003, having emigrated to Australia some years before. On his return, he...

Cook Islands15 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Sunset at the Cook Islands.The Cook Islands are a paradise destination for the130,000 tourists that visit each year. This provides a ready market for local f...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Three pigs. When the islands were first inhabited, Polynesians brought with them Pigs, Goats and Fowl, according to Captain Cook's diaries. Cook is credited wi...

Cook Islands16 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Farmer Tupou Heather is really pleased with her morning at Punanga Nui market. Tupou Heather produces various vegetables and fruits for market. She usually se...

Cook Islands20 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - A slightly overweight man cycles past a Ministry of Health (MoH) public health warning sign on healthy eating. The Ministry of Health is on a drive to inform...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Mature Noni fruit. Processed Noni juice is the Cook Islands only significant agricultural export. With a vast market in Japan, new markets in China and growing...

Cook Islands15 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Trinilobe Kea makes notes on water samples taken for testing at the Ministry for Marine Resources (MMR). The MMRis keen to ensure all fishing and fisheries-re...

Cook Islands20 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Main port. The Cook Islands are 82% food import dependent.

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Abandoned tractor. Three tractors were donated to the island of Aitutaki. However, the donors did not include training in maintenance as part of their gift.

Cook Islands15 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Tuaine Turua tests water samples for contamination at the Ministry for Marine Resources (MMR). The MMR is keen to ensure all fishing and fisheries-related are...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Bananas.

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Mangoes grow readily on the Cook Islands and provide nutritious food as well as a ready surplus for sale at markets.

Cook Islands19 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Cargo ship.The Cook Islands are 82% food import dependent.

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Mature Noni fruit. Processed Noni juice is the Cook Islands only significant agricultural export. With a vast market in Japan, new markets in China and growing...

Cook Islands16 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - A woman prepares a takeaway at Rarotonga's central Punanga Nui market. Food safety is of paramount importance at the central market of Rarotonga, Cook Islands...

Cook Islands20 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - A cargo ship leaves port. The Cook Islands are 82% food import dependent.

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Tilapia farm. The southern islands of the Cook Islands are suffering from a depleted fish rescource. Tilapia imported from Mozambique are being farmed in small...

Cook Islands15 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Teina Tuatai and Tuaine Turua test water samples for contamination at the Ministry for Marine Resources (MMR). The MMR is keen to ensure all fishing and fishe...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Papaya fruit. Papaya is a mainstay of the Cook Islands diet and agriculture.

Cook Islands15 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Parker Daniel cleans a mahi mahi fish ready for processing. Fish accounts for over 90% of the Cook Islands' exports. But consumption within the southern islan...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Pineapple fruit. Pineapples are one of the fruits being promoted by FAOs fruit tree project on the Cook Islands. The project aims to encourage improved nutriti...

Cook Islands18 August 2014, Aitutaki, Cook Islands - Noni fruit. Processed Noni juice is the Cook Islands only significant agricultural export. With a vast market in Japan, new markets in China and growing popula...

Cook Islands16 August 2014, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Two young boys enjoy a bottle of fizzy drink. Fizzy drinks are now the subject of recalibrated import tariffs: the higher the sugar content, the higher the l...