Ploughing a field with an ox-drawn plough before setting up an irrigation system funded by TeleFood. - - Sustainable Vegetable Production using Modern Irrigation Techniques: TFD/97/001. The Food and A...

South AfricaHarvesting cabbages grown on communal land. Here, the community learns how to grow different crops using various irrigation methods and types of fertilizer; lessons learned are then applied to their o...

MozambiqueFree distribution of oranges grown on a communal plot of land with technical support from the Provincial Forests and Wildlife Services. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/...

MozambiqueVillagers carrying water vessels on their heads for watering plants in a nursery set up by the project. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Suppor...

MozambiqueVillagers carrying water vessels on their heads for watering plants in a nursery set up by the project. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Suppor...

EcuadorTwo-hundred and fifty families are beneficiaries of Cantagallo irrigation infrastructures, including the local ethnic community. Workers are collecting stones and other construction material, which wi...

MozambiqueRural children playing nearby a water pump that was built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the nat...

EcuadorAgricultural training at a local agricultural college. An extension worker is giving instruction on irrigation systems in the college greenhouse. - - General: General.

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

EcuadorWoman tilling the land on her farm. The family was a beneficiary of an irrigation project that now brings piped water straight to the farm from a water tank thus saving a 30 minute walk to collect wat...

MozambiqueFarmers watering plants on a plot of land that they have cultivated using seeds provided by the project to grow various vegetables, including cabbages and tomatoes. Technical support, including the pr...

EcuadorWater tank and irrigation system set up on a small farm. The family was a beneficiary of an irrigation project that now brings piped water straight to the farm from a water tank thus saving a 30 minut...

EcuadorA young female student of the local agricultural college watering plants in the school garden. - - General: General.

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

MozambiqueChildren playing. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management" started its activities in 1997 and w...

El SalvadorTraditional way of collecting spring water, which could be polluted. The project aims to improve reservoirs and small irrigation systems. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The...

El SalvadorA covered water tank on farm land. The project aims to improve reservoirs and small irrigation systems. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsi...

Burkina FasoFarmer drawing water from his well, situated in a city garden. In the same compound there are another 10 plots of land, each belonging to a different family. - - General: General.

MoroccoD'Oum Laachar dam in the dry season at Guelmin. In the rainy season it is inundated with water, which is channelled off to surrounding fields to irrigate the land. - - Use of Floodwater to Restore Irr...

MoroccoSource of drinking water for the population of the old town of Taza. - - Management of Natural Resources in the Province of Taza: FAO/GCP/MOR/016/ITA. The stability and sustainability of the natural r...

MoroccoIrrigation reservoir. - - Management of Natural Resources in the Province of Taza: FAO/GCP/MOR/016/ITA. The stability and sustainability of the natural resources of Morocco (forests and rangelands) ar...

MoroccoRehabilitation of old water reservoir for irrigation of the area. - - Management of Natural Resources in the Province of Taza: FAO/GCP/MOR/016/ITA. The stability and sustainability of the natural reso...

YemenInstallation of an irrigation network in a tree nursery. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, waters...

YemenA lake previously formed by waste water was reclaimed by the project and is now used for irrigation purposes. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large r...

ZimbabweWatched by local technicians, FAO expert carries out quality control testing of locally manufactured drip mechanism for irrigation. - - FAO Technical Assistance to Agritex: ZIM/91/005/G/01/12. This FA...

ZimbabweFAO expert watching two local technicians calibrating pressure testing machine. This machine is used in the calibration of pressure valves and other pressurized equipment. - - FAO Technical Assistance...

ZimbabweFAO supervisors demonstrating to local technicians the pressure testing of locally manufactured irrigation sprinkler systems to determine optimum efficiency output related to water, pressure and tempe...

ZimbabweTesting facilities at the new Hatcliff complex, for pressurized testing of valves and large water pumps. - - FAO Technical Assistance to AGRITEX: ZIM/91/005/G/01/12. The FAO complex situated at Hatcli...

ZimbabweFAO expert and local technicians examining testing facility for irrigation sprinklers, run continuously, to determine the maximum life expectancy of each sprinkler, followed by the assessment of the c...

United Republic of TanzaniaWorker weeding an irrigation canal - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of Zanzibar project is to complete the devel...

United Republic of TanzaniaUnloading of stones for the reconstruction of irrigation canals. - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of Zanzibar pr...

United Republic of TanzaniaOld irrigation structure with canal that has been rebuilt under the project. - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of...

United Republic of TanzaniaReconstructed irrigation canal. - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of Zanzibar project is to complete the developm...

United Republic of TanzaniaOld irrigation canal that will be reconstructed under the auspices of the project. - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Governm...

United Republic of TanzaniaWorkers rebuilding an irrigation canal. - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of Zanzibar project is to complete the...

United Republic of TanzaniaWorkers rebuilding and relining an irrigation canal - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of Zanzibar project is to...

United Republic of TanzaniaThis irrigation canal has been reconstructed under the project. - - Smallholder Oriented Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of Zanzibar project is t...

United Republic of TanzaniaWoman washing clothes at a rehabilitated irrigation structure. - - Smallholder Oriented Irrigated Rice Production (Phase 111): URT/90/017. The main purpose of this UNDP/FAO/Government of Zanzibar pro...

El SalvadorThe project, Master Plan for Agricultural and Fishery Development (TCP/ELS/2353), will produce and help execute a development plan. Family seen in photo lives in the project area. Eventually, when the...

ThailandLocal farm workers are using a long hosepipe to water crops on one of the UNDP-FAO assisted project's newly well-managed farm sites. - - Reforestation Project in Khao Khor. Khao Khor is the scene of t...

BrazilSyphon irrigation. - - Technical Assistance to the Upper and Middle Sao Francisco Irrigation Project.: FAO/UTF/BRA/026/BRA. The Sao Francisco Valley is located in the northeast part of Brazil and occu...

BrazilSwitching of the water in a principa1 cana1 to a secondary one for irrigation of the fields. - - Technical Assistance to the Upper and Middle Sao Francisco Irrigation Project: FAO/UTF/BRA/026/BRA. The...

BrazilSprinkler irrigation on an experimental field of asparagus. - - Technical Assistance to the Upper and Middle Sao Francisco Irrigation Project: FAO/UTF/BRA/026/BRA. The Sao Francisco Va11ey is located...

BrazilPump for sprink1er irrigation system. - - Technical Assistance to the Upper and Middle Sao Francisco Irrigation Project: FAO/UTF/BRA/026/BRA. The Sao Francisco Va11ey is located in the north-east part...

BrazilFAO project personnel examining an irrigation canal which is to be repaired. - - Technical Assistance to the Upper and Middle Sao Francisco Irrigation Project: FAO/UTF/BRA/026/BRA. The Sao Francisco V...

BrazilIrrigation canal. - - Technical Assistance to the Upper and Middle Sao Francisco Irrigation Project: FAO/UTF/BRA/026/BRA. The Sao Francisco Va11ey is located in the north-east part of Brazi1 and occup...

JamaicaDraining water from a basin into a canal. - - Desalinization and Lowering of Water Table on Monymusk Sugar Estate. The land used for growing sugar cane is irrigated by a 100-year-old aqueduct that car...

GuineaA 40-year old Pinus forest near Sebory. - - Reforestation of Watersheds. Millions of hectares of upland watersheds have been seriously degraded in many tropical countries. Upland soil erosion due to u...

GuineaKoukoulà?river falls above the Kin Kon dam. - - Reforestation of Watersheds. Millions of hectares of upland watersheds have been seriously degraded in many tropical countries. Upland soil erosion due...

GuineaAn area near Saraya that has been reforested three years ago with pinus. - - Reforestation of Watersheds. Millions of hectares of upland watersheds have been seriously degraded in many tropical countr...

GuineaLand that has been cleared by fire in order to plant fonio, along the road from Dalabà?to Mamou. - - Reforestation of Watersheds. Millions of hectares of upland watersheds have been seriously degraded...

BangladeshMany old traditions still survive in Bangladesh such as hand-harvesting rice. - - Strengthening Water Management Training in Rural Development Academy. Bangladesh hopes to expand food grain production...

SudanNew irrigation channels near Ed Damer. - - General: General. FAO, through its Fertilizer Programme, is assisting government schemes for land and crop improvement. The government project includes the d...

GhanaA bush fire, which has been lit to clear new ground for planting. When this burning is repeated, year after year, it causes severe soil erosion. - - Agricultural and Social Improvement for Small-Holdi...

MaliIrrigating crops by hand near the banks of the Djoliba River, Bamako. - - Food Shortages Threaten 24 African Countries. The food supply outlook for Africa in 1984 remains serious with 24 countries fac...

MaliThe only area for cultivating crops is near the banks of the Djoliba River, Bamako, where hand irrigation is still possible. - - Food Shortages Threaten 24 African Countries. The food supply outlook f...

YemenFarmers harvesting their first crop of Dutch potatoes which were introduced experimentally on the FAO farm at Makroug near Ibb in the Highlands. - - Assistance to one of the Sixth Least Developed Coun...

YemenClose-up of one of the farmers working at the Wadi Zabid experimental farm in the Lowlands region. He is carrying a 'grub' hoe. - - Assistance to One of the Sixth Least Developed Countries in the Worl...

MexicoVolunteers are seen laying a piece of the irrigation canal. - - Rural Works Programme (WFP). Since 1966 the UN/FAO World Food Programme has committed food worth more than $21 million to assist the Nat...

BrazilPart of a demonstration of the Fertilizer Programme on irrigated rice. This very healthy growth is at Leopoldina in the south east of Minas Gerais. - - FFHC/Action for Development of the Fertilizer Pr...

EgyptOne of the main irrigation canals. - - Soil conservation and olive tree planting,(WFP).: 322. WFP.. With the building of the Aswan High Dam, an area of about 973,000 feddans (409,000 hectares), former...

LEBANONOSRO/LEB/701/UNJ - Title: Early Recovery Assistance for the Agriculture Small-holder. Objectives: The development goal of the project is to improve horticulture practices in Lebanon by improving culti...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in western and southern Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. The primary objectives of the project are to help restart food production and re...