UgandaA little girl setting out to fetch water from the Kazinga Channel between Lakes George and Rutanzige in eastern Uganda. - -

ZambiaFarmer checking rice crop during rice-cum-fish. - - Aquaculture for local Community Development Programme (ALCOM): GCP/INT/555/SWE. The profitability and economic viability of rice-cum-fish farming wa...

Cabo VerdeAerial view of an irrigated potato field. - - General: General.

PakistanSheep breeding in Barani. - -

PakistanChildren and buffaloes bathing in river at Gujranwala. - -

Sri LankaTypical local boat crossing swamp waters at Tangalla. - -

PakistanFarmers walking on a damaged road. Road improvement is one of the project aim. - - Milk production in Gujranwala, Punjab: CTA/PAK/88/072. The project is designed to develop buffalo breeding in the ari...

PakistanReservoir at Barani. - - Milk Production in Gujiranwala, Punjab: CTA/PAK/88/072. The project is designed to develop buffalo breeding in the arid area of Gujranwala in Punjab State. To this end it aims...

PakistanChildren and buffaloes bathing in river at Gujranwala. - -

Sri LankaPeople's Participation Programme (PPP) farmers in their sesame field. - - People's Participation Programme (PPP): GCP/SRL/046/NET. More than 3,000 farm families in Matale and Kurunegale districts, Sri...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicFishermen ply their trade at sunset in southern Laos on one of the many tributaries of the mighty Mekong River. The Mekong, one of Asia - -

EcuadorA general view of Guamote in the Province of Chimborazo. - - General: General.

NepalSoil erosion in Kavre district due to intense cattle grazing. - - Hills Leasehold Forestry & Forage Development Project: GCP/NEP/049/NET. This project financed by the Netherlands and executed by the U...

NepalTerraced landscape showing soil erosion in Kavre district due to intense cattle grazing - - Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project: GCP/NEP/049/NET. This project, financed by the Neth...

PanamaFarmer uses a boat to get to and from an FAO project situated on Nargana Island which is inhabited by a community of Kuna Indians. - - Horticulture Associated with School Gardens: TCP/PAN/0051. This p...

GuineaFouta Djallon: Pine forest for commercial logging. - - General: General.

SenegalA man driving a cart pulled by a donkey is dwarfed by a forest of Baobab, also known as "Upside Down" trees (Adansonia Digitata). - - General: General.

Mexico"Ejido"(land held and farmed in common): Canalejas de Otates. A wooded area containing useful timber, one of the peasant families' main sources of income. - - Integration of rural Development Units: M...

GuineaOn the right is a Parinari Exca, a large evergreen forest tree with pale tomentose branchlets and inflorescence. The rough-skinned fruit is sometimes eaten. The Fagara Leprieurii on the left is an und...

MauritaniaDune fixation with windbreak fences made from branches of Balanites Aegyptiaca. Balanites is also used in making furniture and domestic utensils; oil is extracted from the fruit; bark and roots are us...

NigerThe leaves, fruit and roots of this Acacia albida tree are used for self-fertilization, while the bark is used for making medicinal drugs. It is an ideal tree for agroforestry products. - - Keita Inte...

ThailandFarmers of the plains of nrthern Thailand transplanting upland rice seedlings. - - Over the past few decades the Thailand has made such impressive advances in overall development that it is believed t...

Viet NamVietnamese farm women take a break from threshing rice, south of Hanoi. - - The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam has a population of 65 million and covers an area of 329,556 square kilometres, most of w...

Viet NamView of part of a new 25,000 hectare mangrove forest southwest of Ho Chi Ming City. The mangrove harvested is used for making charcoal. - - General: General. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has a po...

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Farmer preparing land with traditional plough. - -

Cabo VerdePreparation of crescent-shaped basins for planting prosopis seedlings. The system forms a network of small sloping basins catching and holding water for each tree. - - Forestry Development/Reforestati...

Cabo VerdeMeasuring the biomass of conifers. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation: GCP/CVI/015/BEL. The objectives of this large FAO forestry project financed by Belgium, which started in January 1978, are to...

IndiaFarmers net out Indian Catla carp from thier village pond for treatment of an ulcerative disease. They sought the help of Institute scientists, waiting on the bank with medicine, when their pond was f...

PanamaCommunity members fill seedlings bags with soil at a Guaymi community tree nursery, established with the project's help. The pine seedlings are being planted as part of a reforestation effort already...

ChinaStation technicians study new forest species for adaptability to severe climatic and soil conditions. - - Soil and Water Conservation in the Loess Region of China. The continuing erosion of China's Lo...

Côte d'IvoireA class in net fishing listens to the teacher. - - Development of Fish Culture in Rural Areas. Fresh-water fish breeding in the Ivory Coast interior contributes to the national production of animal pr...

ThailandScene of a typical floating market in Bangkok. - - General: General.

ThailandFeeding of prawns reared in floating cages in the river. Quite a large number of villagers in this area are engaged in prawn farming. The photo was taken from a road linking Rangong and Trang Provinc...

MaliDried up riverbed, east of Bamako. - - Food Shortages Threaten 24 African Countries. The food supply outlook for Africa in 1984 remains serious with 24 countries facing emergency situations, according...

JamaicaGovernment crew determining the sex of and sorting tilapia fingerlings at a fish farmer's brood pond. Female fish (in tub) will be sold to a fishmeal plant. - - General: General.

IndiaWomen planting rice seedlings in well-tended terraces in the Himalayan foothills near the capital, Gangtok. - - Rice Cultivation. Sikkim lies on the southern slopes of the Himalayas between Nepal and...

PHILIPPINESFishermen who lost thier fishing gear to the tidal wave, weave thier gill nets at the training centre in Balabang Island. - - Assistance to Tidal Victims in the Philippines. Answering an appeal by the...

ChinaA flock of geese at Red Star People's Commune near Beijing. This duck farm produces 10,000 geese a month for the Beijing market. - - General: General.

ChinaA flock of geese at Red Star People's Commune near Beijing. This farm produces 10,000 geese a month for the Beijing market. - - General: General.

ChinaA worker at the Kwangchow Centre checks the growth of carp fingerlings prior to transferring them to maturing ponds. - - Fish Farming Techniques. The domestic raising of fish in village ponds has been...

Viet NamProtection dike damaged by floods is being repaired in Nghà?Tinh province (about 200 km south of Hanoi). Volunteer workers receive WFP aid. - - Construction of Irrigation Works. During the recent conf...

IndonesiaA young man planting euca1yptus trees to fight erosion in the Upper Solo River basin. - - Integrated Watershed Development of the Solo River Basin in Java. Erosion is one of the principa1 prob1ems imp...

Burkina FasoDestitute nomads from Mali came to Christine Wells in Northern Upper Volta in search of pasture but found a wasteland. Here a woman pounds in a mortar, the last few grains in her family. - - Drought....

PhilippinesFarmers rake the bed of a paddy field at Angar near Manila in preparation for p1anting. This is part of a 40,000 ha. area being brought under irrigation by a Government scheme. - - Agricultural Produc...

Iran (Islamic Republic of)Threshing wheat outside a typical abode village in the Tabriz area. - - Irrigation, Erosion and Sand Fixation. The Government of Iran has built several dams for irrigation and potable water supplies,...