NepalNepali farmers plough the recently harvested paddy fields to plant wheat. In most of Nepal, the paddy season is followed by the wheat and coarse grains season. - - General: General. The land-locked Hi...

BhutanWomen workers sort and clean mushrooms at the FAO assisted mushroom production centre at Phuntsholing. Mushrooms were almost unknown in Bhutan until recently, now they are an important crop and more c...

BrazilNewly harvested mature cacao fruits and fresh cocoa beans. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of cocoa, which has a high food value, containing as much as 20% protein...

BhutanTimber unloading yard at a new forest industries plant in a mountain village between Thimphu and Phuntsholing. The factory, managed by an FAO expert, produces plywood, fibreboard, panels and construct...

BrazilWorker prunes the branches of a cacao tree with a machete. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of cocoa, which has a high food value, containing as much as 20% protein...

BhutanA young farmer transplants rice in the rain outside a village in the Valley of Paro in the central highlands of Bhutan. Bhutan is famous for its "red rice", grown only on terraces in the mountain vall...

BrazilA worker spreads fermented cocoa beans out to dry in the sun. In case of rain, the worker can pull a cover over the beans to protect them. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest pr...

BhutanFarming families at work in the terraced fields of the Valley of Thimphu in the central highlands of Bhutan. Helping one another transplant and harvest the rice crop is an ancient tradition among Bhut...

BrazilA worker splits open newly harvested cacao fruits to collect the cocoa beans. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of cocoa, which has a high food value, containing as...

MadagascarWoman weaving basket. - - 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 the inha...

GhanaGrains of corn being examined at the government owned Winneba Farm in the Accra area in the south of Ghana. - - Post Harvest and Food Storage Control. A joint project between FAO and the Government of...

BeninThe traditional shape of fish-smoking pits was round. Although advisors considered that shape less efficient than a square, some cooperatives continued to follow tradition. - - Improving Techniques in...

NigerAccustomed to open spaces, the once wide-ranging Bororo retain some of their habits, such as cooking outside on portable stoves. - - Developing the Agricultural Potential of Tahoua Department. Tahoua...

BeninOne of the steps in the processing of fish. - - Improving Techniques in Fish-Processing Cooperatives. Fish have always been an important element in the Benin diet. Yet national fish production has fal...

HaitiTobacco being sorted and prepared for drying. - - WFP Assistance to Rural Development and Vulnerable Groups. One of the world's poorest countries, Haiti, is a small, largely rocky and mountainous isla...

NigeriaMaize crib used as a sack store for dried grain by rendering the sides rainproof and fitting rat guards to the legs. - - African Rural Storage Centre (FAO/DANIDA) at International Institute of Tropica...

PhilippinesAfter salting, herring (tolis tunsoy) are put out to dry at the small fishing village of Mercedes in the region of Camarines Norte. Improved handling methods and better hygiene are needed. - - General...

PhilippinesFreshening fish with seawater during long trip back to shore from fishing zones. - - General: General. Fish provides a substantial part of the Filipino diet, and fishing constitutes one of the country...

Costa RicaA storehouse with bags of balanced animal feed made from coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia National Federation of Coffee Growers, in conjunction with...

PhilippinesMeat on display at Daet market. - - General: General.

PhilippinesShrimp being cleaned for freezing at Food Terminals Inc. processing plant in Manila. - - General: General. Fish provides a substantial part of the Filipino diet, and fishing constitutes one of the cou...

PhilippinesWomen preparing shrimp for freezing at Food Terminals Inc. processing plant in Manila. - - General: General. Fish provides a substantial part of the Filipino diet, and fishing constitutes one of the c...

PhilippinesImproved method of selling fish at the wholesale market at Mercedes. The fish are displayed on an insulated ice table. - - General: General. Fish provides a substantial part of the Filipino diet, and...

PhilippinesSalting of fish (local name "abo") in brine vats at the small fishing village of Mercedes in the region of Camarines Norte. Improved handling methods and better hygiene are needed. - - General: Genera...

VenezuelaWoman shopping in a refrigerated meat section of a supermarket at Caracas. - - Meat and Dairy Industry. Agriculture contributes about 9% of the GNP and provides work for about 25% of the economically...

PeruWomen sorting coffee at a cooperative in the Puno District. - - Vulnerable Group Feeding. The project supported by the UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP), is providing food assistance worth just over U...

VenezuelaMeat processing in Venezuela's most modern and hygienic slaughterhouse situated at Machiques near Maracaibo. - - Meat and Dairy Industry. In Venezuela, agriculture contributes to about 9% of the GNP a...

IndiaWomen, who have a key role in looking after the milk animals, go to the cooperative twice a day to market their milk. - - World Food Programme "Operation Flood". This WFP-supported project aims at pr...

LebanonA rich potato harvest at a farm about 15 km from Zahle, in the Bekaa region. - - Operation Seed Potato in Lebanon. The potato is an important food crop in Lebanon and normally the farmers import abou...

IndiaYoung girl with child in her arms. - - General: General. This WFP-supported project aims at producing a virtual "flood" of rurally produced milk to India's four main populous cities (New Delhi, Calcut...

ZambiaThe viscera are not touched until all the meat is out of the way. Then they are brought to a special room where they are investigated, both for pathological irregularities and for the research of the...

IndiaWomen workers in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India engaged on the growing and harvesting of scented geraniums which are used in the perfume industry. - - Production of Fruit, Vegetables and Other Pr...

IndiaA flock of exotic sheep is grazed in a protected grazing area. At the Institute, local sheep are being crossbred with imported strains. - - Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute. Rajasthan, India'...

CyprusTwo eggs in one! Hen an exceptionally large egg (right) was broken it was found to contain, besides a yolk. Another whole egg complete with shell and yolk. - - Improved mixed farming.. The Cyprus Gove...

BrazilFarmers shelling groundnus. - - General: General.

EcuadorNets rolled up on the beach and fishing boats in the background. - - National Fisheries Institute, FAO/United Nations Special Funds. The United Nations Special Fund, and the Food and Agriculture Organ...

MexicoWoman peeling prickly-pear cactus to sell in the market. - - General: General.

LEBANONFAO Project OSRO/LEB/702/UNJ - Title Early Recovery Assistance to War-affected, Resource-poor Livestock Keepers in Southern Lebanon. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve the f...

LEBANONFAO Project OSRO/LEB/702/UNJ - Title Early Recovery Assistance to War-affected, Resource-poor Livestock Keepers in Southern Lebanon. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve the f...

LEBANONFAO Project OSRO/LEB/702/UNJ - Title Early Recovery Assistance to War-affected, Resource-poor Livestock Keepers in Southern Lebanon. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve the f...

LEBANONFAO Project OSRO/LEB/702/UNJ - Title Early Recovery Assistance to War-affected, Resource-poor Livestock Keepers in Southern Lebanon. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve the f...

LEBANONFAO Project OSRO/LEB/702/UNJ - Title Early Recovery Assistance to War-affected, Resource-poor Livestock Keepers in Southern Lebanon. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve the f...