ZIMBABWE08 March 2018, Harare, Zimbabwe - Maize crop in the early vegetative stage is attacked by the fall armyworm at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Hatcliff.

ZIMBABWE08 March 2018, Harare, Zimbabwe - Maize crop in the early vegetative stage is attacked by the fall armyworm at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Hatcliff.

ZIMBABWE08 March 2018, Harare, Zimbabwe - Maize crop in the early vegetative stage is attacked by the fall armyworm at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Hatcliff.

ZIMBABWE08 March 2018, Harare, Zimbabwe - Maize crop in the early vegetative stage is attacked by the fall armyworm at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Hatcliff.

ZIMBABWE08 March 2018, Harare, Zimbabwe - Maize crop in the early vegetative stage is attacked by the fall armyworm at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Hatcliff.

BURUNDIKitega, Burundi. 1968. AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. The farmers of Burundi, like many in the world, are subject to the vagaries of their soil and climate. Before they can improve conditions,...

GhanaWoman preparing grains for milling. - - Sustainable Fisheries LivelihSoods Programme: GCP/INT/735/UK.

AfghanistanFarmers and national expert working on an improved crop of Medicago, which will be used for animal fodder. - - Emergency provision of essential livestock feeds adn animal health inputs to drought-affe...

AfghanistanMen digging the foundations of an irrigation canal. - - General: General. The mountainous terrain of Afghanistan provides upland grazing on a seasonal basis. Practically all farmers keep animals, whic...

AfghanistanFarmers and national expert working on an improved crop of Medicago, which will be used for animal fodder. - - Emergency provision of essential livestock feeds adn animal health inputs to drought-affe...

AfghanistanCrop of Medicago that has been grown to feed local livestock. - - Emergency provision of essential livestock feeds adn animal health inputs to drought-affected farmers.: OSMA/AFG/002/SW1. The mountain...

NamibiaYoung palm trees are grown in green houses before being transferred to the fields. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communal Farming a...

NamibiaPrivate sector date palm tissue culture laboratory which is the only such lab in the country. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communa...

NamibiaPrivate sector date palm tissue culture laboratory which is the only such lab in the country. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communa...

NamibiaPrivate sector date palm tissue culture laboratory which is the only such lab in the country. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communa...

NamibiaPrivate sector date palm tissue culture laboratory which is the only such lab in the country. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communa...

NamibiaYoung palm trees are grown in green houses before being transferred to the fields. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communal Farming a...

NamibiaPrivate sector date palm tissue culture laboratory which is the only such lab in the country. - - Support to the Date Production Programme, Namibia - Introduction of Date Palm Cultivation into Communa...

SerbiaClose-up of a new tractor that was donated to a smallholder. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

SerbiaNezir Gouraj, proud recipient of a new tractor. Over 200 new tractors and farm implement sets have been distributed and some 2 500 tractors repaired. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction:...

Nezir Gouraj, proud recipient of a new tractor. Over 200 new tractors and farm implement sets have been distributed and some 2 500 tractors repaired. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction:...

View of field being ploughed with a tractor in the distance. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

Farmer ploughing his land with a tractor donated by the project. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

SerbiaFarmer ploughing his land with a tractor donated by the project. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

SerbiaSmall farmer driving the new tractor that he received from project funds. Over 200 new tractors and farm implement sets have been distributed and some 2 500 tractors repaired. - - FAO/World Bank Emerg...

Farmer, who has been given a new tractor, demonstrating use by ploughing land surrounding his farm. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

Farmer ploughing his land with a tractor donated by the project. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

Farmer adjusting his tractor. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

Farmer, who has been given a new tractor, demonstrating use by ploughing land surrounding his farm - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

Farmer adjusting his tractor. - - FAO/World Bank Emergency Farm Reconstruction: OSRO/KOS/009/WBK.

Viet NamAn irrigation canal in a rice field with mountains covered by rain forests in the background. - - General: General.

Viet NamFarmer walking past an irrigation canal in a rice field. In the background are mountains covered by rain forests. - - General: General.

EgyptA suction pump is used to draw water from the Nile into a Nubian village. - - General: General.

EgyptA canal of Nile water in a Nubian village - the water is drawn from the nearby river to irrigate the land. - - General: General.

SudanCouple collect water during the dry season. They do this by digging a hole in the river bed. - - General: General.

MALAWIWorkers constructing a small canal to irrigate fields near Lake Malawi. The water will be pumped from the lake with a motorized pump provided by the Special Programme for Food Security. - - Special Pr...

Viet NamBio energy: bamboo water mill pumping water from a river and transferring it to a rice field. - - General: General.

Viet NamBio energy: a traditional bamboo water mill in the Vietnamese countryside collects water from the river and transfers it to irrigate rice fields. - - General: General.

Viet NamBio energy: a traditional bamboo water mill in the Vietnamese countryside collects water from the river and transfers it to irrigate rice fields. - - General: General.

Viet NamBio energy: a traditional bamboo water mill in the Vietnamese countryside collects water from the river and transfers it to irrigate rice fields. - - General: General.

Viet NamBio energy: a traditional bamboo water mill in the Vietnamese countryside collects water from the river and transfers it to irrigate rice fields. - - General: General.

MALAWIWorkers constructing a small canal to irrigate fields near Lake Malawi. The water will be pumped from the lake with a motorized pump provided by the Special Programme for Food Security. - - Special Pr...

MALAWIWorkers constructing a small canal to irrigate fields near Lake Malawi. The water will be pumped from the lake with a motorized pump provided by the Special Programme for Food Security. - - Special Pr...

PeruTrainees from North Korea and the Canary Islands working together and looking into a microscope at the International Potato Center. They are cutting the meristem of a potato plant for in vitro potato...

PeruThe laboratory at the Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), International Potato Center, which is refrigerated at 6 to 8 degrees centigrade for the storage of potato plants reproduced in vitro at the...

PeruA greenhouse assistant crossbreeding potatoes at the Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), International Potato Center. The potatoes are sexually crossed to improve the quality. The berries produced...

IndiaWoman scientist in a greenhouse of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute takign seeds from one particular variety of wheat. The climates of different regions of India have been replicated to enab...

IndiaFemale researcher prparing gels for analysis in the laboratory of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. - - Establishment of a Phytotron Facility at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute: I...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicThe Whaitong reservoir and dam, built in 2000, provides regulated water flow to lowland areas used for agriculture and grazing that were previously subject to flooding and crop devastation. - - Emerge...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicThe Whaitong reservoir and dam, built in 2000, provides regulated water flow to lowland areas used for agriculture and grazing that were previously subject to flooding and crop devastation. - - Emerge...

Cabo VerdeWomen weeding in a reforested area. - - General: General.

Cabo VerdeAnti-erosion land conservation method using succulent plants, such as Carrapato Furcroya gigante). Between each row of Carrapato planted on the side of Mount S. Jorge dos Orgaos, maize is intercropped...

IndonesiaWomen planting paddy rice on terraces in a valley near Malang on the island of Java. - - General: General.

BangladeshThe project introduced cement basins like the one in this photo, which catches water being pumped out of the earth and directs it down a canal to the rice fields. The basin provides better water contr...

BangladeshIrrigation canal flowing through rice field which has been constructed by the project in collaboration with local farmers. The use of plastic to prevent seepage is an innovation. - - On Farm Water Man...

BangladeshIrrigation canal flowing through rice field which has been constructed by the project in collaboration with local farmers. - - On Farm Water Management Pilot Programme in Support of SPFS: TCP/BGD/8928...

BangladeshFarmers unfurl irrigation hose, a method that is less labour intensive than building canals. - - On Farm Water Management Pilot Programme in Support of SPFS: TCP/BGD/8928.

BangladeshPumps allow farmers to irrigate rice paddy. - - On Farm Water Management Pilot Programme in Support of SPFS: TCP/BGD/8928.

BangladeshPumps allow farmers to irrigate rice paddy. - - On Farm Water Management Pilot Programme in Support of SPFS: TCP/BGD/8928.

NepalImproved Nepalese irrigation canal. - - Special Programme for Food Security or SPIN.

BangladeshWorkers carrying sand for construction. - - General: General.

NepalImproved Nepalese irrigation canal introduced by FAO's Special Programme for Food Security. - - Special Programme for Food Security or SPIN.

NepalTypical Nepalese terraces. - - TeleFood Chili Processing Project.

GeorgiaYoung farm boy helping his family to husk maize after the harvest. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaClose-up of a sluice gate, repaired by the project to regulate the water level: it stops sea water flooding the area and keeps fresh water from going into the sea, as the area is very low lying and of...

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal after refurbishment by the project. Weeds were cleared from canals and the sluice gates were repaired. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/...

GeorgiaYoung farm girl helping her family to husk maize after the harvest. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaYoung farm boy helping his family to husk maize after the harvest. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal after refurbishment by the project. Weeds were cleared from canals and the sluice gates were repaired. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/...

GeorgiaWoman farmer harvesting maize grown on irrigated land where production has been intensified. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal that has been refurbished and cleared of weeds by the project. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaSluice gates constructed by the project to improve irrigation in the area. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaView of an irrigation canal that has been refurbished and cleared of weeds by the project. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaSluice gates constructed by the project to improve irrigation in the area. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

GeorgiaFarmer harvesting maize on irrigated land where production has been intensified. - - Small-scale Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation: TCP/GEO/8821/D.

MadagascarExample of slash and burn agriculture with cassava crop growing in the background. - - General: General.

NepalFAO consultant shows farmers a pointer on potatoes. - - Special Programme for Food Security in Nepal or SPIN.

TurkeyResearch institute. Seed samples being stored. - - Improvement of the Urban Habitat: urban Forestry/Greening Plan for Karsiyaka, Izmir: TUR/97/008A/01/12.

IndonesiaApplication of biotechnology to peppers in a greenhouse at the Centre for Biotechnology at Bogor Agricultural University. - - General: General.

IndonesiaLaboratory assistant researching the DNA of soybean at the Centre for Biotechnology at Bogor Agricultural University. - - General: General.

IndonesiaLaboratory assistant carrying out research into the biofertilization of vegetables at the Centre for Biotechnology at Bogor Agricultural University. - - General: General.

ChinaPreparing seedlings for hydroponic culture in a greenhouse in a private, commercial company. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemente...

BrazilResearch studies on a banana plague known as Black Sigatoka in a biotechnology laboratory ath the Institute of Scientific and Technolgical Research, Amapa State, Iepa. Here one can see small banana pl...

BrazilA technician holds a jar of genetically modified banana plants at the Institute of Scientific and Technological Research of Amapa State (IEPA), where research on the Black Sigatoka banana disease, als...

ChinaFarm family working in the fields. In the foreground is a traditional rice field and in the background a rice field cultivated with the new technologies. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The S...

ChinaA dam that is part of the Du Jiang Irrigation System on the Minjiang River. This system was built around 250 B.C. to prevent floods from the Minjiang River and, at the same time, irrigate the Chengdu...

ChinaClose-up of a bridge over a canal that is part of the Du Jiang Irrigation System on the Minjiang River. This system was built around 250 B.C. to prevent floods from the Minjiang River and, at the same...

ChinaFarm family working in a field of rice that has been cultivated using new technologies. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in...

ChinaA grandfather walking through a rice field followed by his grandchildren. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in ten counties o...

ChinaFarmers digging terraces with hand tools. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in ten counties of China. Fifty farmer households...

ChinaFarmers digging terraces with hand tools. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in ten counties of China. Fifty farmer households...

SenegalFAO Goodwill Ambassador Ms Dee Dee Bridgewater appraising paddy from a rice thresher supplied by the project. - - Special Programme for Food Security. In December 1999, Dr Jacques Diouf, Director Gene...

SenegalSeedlings being planted in an arid area for dune fixation. These activities form part of the rural forestry development project in the fight against desertification. - - Support to Rural Forestry Deve...

Burkina FasoHanding over equipment, including wheelbarrows and watering cans, to beneficiaries of a TeleFood project (TFD-98/BKF/007) to help set up a communal tree nursery. - - TFD-98/BKF/007.

HondurasA suspension bridge built to replace the one destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food secur...

SerbiaA farmer plows land using a tractor. - - FAO Emergency Relief Project for the Balkans. A USD 6.7 million emergency relief project for the distribution of seeds and fertilizers in the Kosovo province o...

SerbiaA member of a de-mining team with his dog. To give farmers access to their land and help them to return to normal agricultural production, de-miners have cleared 44 villages, over 7 000 houses and an...

SerbiaExperts from CARE, an international non-governmental organization, examining tractors, many of which were damaged during the civil war. FAO plans to start a programme to renovate and repair agricultur...

SerbiaExperts from CARE, an international non-governmental organization, examining tractors, many of which were damaged during the civil war. FAO plans to start a programme to renovate and repair agricultur...

SerbiaFAO coordinating distribution of seeds and fertilizer through seven international non-governmental organizations, targeting 70 000 families all over the country. The distribution of seeds was the firs...