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...

Central African Republic16 May 2016, Dimbissi, Central African Republic - Dauphin Mandaba received seeds, tools and food support from FAO and WFP upon returning to his village after fleeing violence and bein displaced for mo...

Central African Republic16 May 2016, Dimbissi, Central African Republic - WFP and FAO distribute seeds, farming tools and food supplies to 26 families who have returned to their village and farms after fleeing violence in la...

Central African Republic20 May 2016 Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic - Displaced farmers in the Kaga-Bandoro area of Central African Republic recieve food from WFP and seeds for this year's planting from FAO. The Unit...

Central African Republic16 May 2016, Dimbissi, Central African Republic - WFP and FAO distribute seeds, farming tools and food supplies to 26 families who have returned to their village and farms after fleeing violence in la...

Central African Republic16 May 2016, Dimbissi, Central African Republic - WFP and FAO distribute seeds, farming tools and food supplies to 26 families who have returned to their village and farms after fleeing violence in la...

Central African Republic16 May 2016, Dimbissi, Central African Republic - WFP and FAO distribute seeds, farming tools and food supplies to 26 families who have returned to their village and farms after fleeing violence in la...

Central African Republic16 May 2016, Dimbissi, Central African Republic - Simone Nzapabale displays seeds and food from FAO and WFP she received upon returning to her village after fleeing violence and bein displaced for mo...

TURKEYTurkey, 1964 - Children of one of the villages in the Kizilcabaman watershed area 50 miles west of Ankara. Here WFP aid is being used to supplement the wages of reclamation workers terracing barren sl...

AFRICAVOLTA RIVER LAND CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT, GHANA, 1969.Construction of the Volta River dam at Akosombo has created what is claimed to be the world's largest man-made lake. Where once some 85,000 peopl...

NEPALINLAND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FISH FARMS. Nepal, 1969 In 1965, the Government established an Agricultural 5-year Plan with top priority given to Fisheries developme...

Burkina FasoSettlement in the Kou Valley, Upper Volta, 1970 - The Government is giving high priority to the expansion of rice cultivation in its four-year development plan. One of several land reclamation in oper...

AFRICAUNDP Inter-Regional Desert Locust Project in East Africa Ethiopia, July 1968 - More than 40 countries, from West Africa to North India, are now threatened with the biggest desert locust outbreak s...

AFRICAEthiopia, July 1968 - More than 40 countries, from West Africa to North India, are now threatened with the biggest desert locust outbreak since 1959, a record plague year. International efforts to con...

LIBERIA25 August 2014, Monrovia, Liberia - Emergency food aid distribution by WFP to residents under quarantine as part of efforts by GoL to curb the spread of EVD in the township.

Italy12 June 2014, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva meeting with Action Aid, Executive Director, Mr. Adriano Campolina, FAO headquarters.

Italy12 June 2014, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva meeting with Action Aid, Executive Director, Mr. Adriano Campolina, FAO headquarters.

Italy12 June 2014, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva meeting with Action Aid, Executive Director, Mr. Adriano Campolina, FAO headquarters.

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - Artisinal fishermen harvesting fish from nets. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Deve...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - A group of artisinal fish farmers meeting with FAO specialists. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrg...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - A fish vendor. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Development objective: to increase t...

KYRGYZSTAN17 August 2012, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - A group of artisinal fish farmers meeting with FAO specialists. FAO Project: GCP/KYR/003/FIN - Support to Fishery and aquaculture management in the Kyrg...

NIGERDes sachets de semences dans une banque d'intrant le 25 Mai 2010 dans le village de Bande pres de Zinder au Niger. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO

NIGERDes sachets de semences dans une banque d'intrant le 25 Mai 2010 dans le village de Bande pres de Zinder au Niger. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO

NIGERMr. Mahama Bassirou, chef d'antenne du projet IARBIC dans la region de Zinder tient en main un sachet de semences dans une banque d'intrant le 25 Mai 2010 dans le village de Bande pres de Zinder au Ni...

NIGERStock de sacs de céréale dans un magasin de Warrantage dans le village de Gaolambo près de Maradi au Niger le 28 Mai 2010.

Syrian Arab Republic01 August 2012, Syria - A farmer woman giving her thumb print as a signature of receipt for emergency aid received at a distribution center. FAO Project OSRO/SYR/101/CHA: Emergency response to suppor...

Syrian Arab Republic16 January 2012, Syria - Aid workers loading a truck with animal feed for transport to a distribution center where migrant farmers and herders, fleeing areas of conflict, will receive it. FAO Project...

Syrian Arab Republic16 January 2012, Syria - Aid workers loading a truck with animal feed for transport to a distribution center where migrant farmers and herders, fleeing areas of conflict, will receive it. FAO Project...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of corn is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the E...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez saluting fans at the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the European Commiss...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with students from the local school during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the Europea...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with students from the local school during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the Europea...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with students from the local school during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the Europea...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez posing for a group photo with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Young fans from a local football school pay tribute to FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the Europ...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of onions is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of onions is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of onions is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of onions is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of onions is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of corn is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the E...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with two teams from the Farcha Football Center during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A malnourished infant with a feeding tube, sleeping in a therapeutic feeding centre for malnourished children. A combination of drought, chronic poverty, high food prices, dis...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the local village of Boula-Ngara making a wind-breaking fence to protect the river nearby which allows them to cultivate a market garden through the FAO project. FA...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A woman of the local village of Boula-Ngara tilling soil for cultivation of a market garden. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC - Supporting food security for households weakened b...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A malnourished infant sleeping in a therapeutic feeding centre for malnourished children. A combination of drought, chronic poverty, high food prices, displacement and conflic...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the Boula-Ngara village working in the onion patch of the market garden they maintain through the FAO project. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC - Supporting food securit...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A woman of the local village of Boula-Ngara tilling soil for cultivation of a market garden. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC - Supporting food security for households weakened b...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Mothers with their malnourished infants in a therapeutic feeding centre for malnourished children. A combination of drought, chronic poverty, high food prices, displacement an...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the Boula-Ngara village working in the onion patch of the market garden they maintain through the FAO project. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC - Supporting food securit...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - The men of the local village of Boula-Ngara digging a rift along the border of a fence to protect the river nearby which irrigates the market garden maintained by the women of...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Mothers with their malnourished infants in a therapeutic feeding centre for malnourished children. A combination of drought, chronic poverty, high food prices, displacement an...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the Boula-Ngara village working in the onion patch of the market garden they maintain through the FAO project. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC - Supporting food securit...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - The men of the local village of Boula-Ngara digging a rift along the border of a fence to protect the river nearby which irrigates the market garden maintained by the women of...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Young fans from a local football school pay tribute to FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the Europ...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez meeting with goat herders during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the European Commission to help enable...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting a therapeutic feeding centre for malnourished children during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez signing a ball dedicated to the students of the local football club during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez playing football with students from the local school during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the Europea...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A woman of the Boula-Ngara village showing freshly harvested onions from the onion patch of the market garden that a group of women maintain through the FAO project. FAO Proj...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the local village of Boula-Ngara making a wind-breaking fence to protect the river nearby which allows them to cultivate a market garden through the FAO project. FA...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A woman of the Boula-Ngara village showing freshly harvested beets from the market garden that a group of women maintain through the FAO project. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the local village of Boula-Ngara making a wind-breaking fence to protect the river nearby which allows them to cultivate a market garden through the FAO project. FA...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez visiting an FAO project farm where a crop of corn is grown during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the E...

CHAD23 May 2012, Mou, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez, together with the Minister of Agriculture of Chad Djime Adou, monitoring the condition of a maize crop while visiting field p...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the Boula-Ngara village working in the onion patch of the market garden they maintain through the FAO project. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC - Supporting food securit...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - The men of the local village of Boula-Ngara digging a rift along the border of a fence to protect the river nearby which irrigates the market garden maintained by the women of...

CHAD24 May 2012, Mao, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador footballer Raul Gonzalez with young fans from a local football school during travels to Chad in support of joint efforts of FAO and the European Commis...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the local village of Boula-Ngara making a wind-breaking fence to protect the river nearby which allows them to cultivate a market garden through the FAO project. FA...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A woman of the Boula-Ngara village working in the onion patch of the market garden that a group of women maintain through the FAO project. FAO Project: OSRO/CHD/105/EC - Supp...

CHAD24 May 2012, N'Djamena, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador football star Raul Gonzalez Blanco (right), Ambassador Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Chad Helene Cave (centre) and Daniel Gior...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A woman of the Boula-Ngara village showing freshly harvested onions from the onion patch of the market garden that a group of women maintain through the FAO project. FAO Proj...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the local village of Boula-Ngara making a wind-breaking fence to protect the river nearby which allows them to cultivate a market garden through the FAO project. FA...

CHAD24 May 2012, N'Djamena, Chad - FAO Goodwill Ambassador football star Raul Gonzalez Blanco (right) posing with Ambassador Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Chad Helene Cave at a press co...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - A woman of the Boula-Ngara village showing freshly harvested onions from the onion patch of the market garden that a group of women maintain through the FAO project. FAO Proj...

CHAD22 May 2012, Mao, Chad - Women of the local village of Boula-Ngara making a wind-breaking fence to protect the river nearby which allows them to cultivate a market garden through the FAO project. FA...