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

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.

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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.

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...

SerbiaA beneficiary receiving his quota of seeds. FAO coordinated the distribution of seeds and fertilizer through several international non-governmental organizations, targeting 70 000 families all over th...

SerbiaA child looks out of a car window at a distribution centre where agricultural supplies, including seeds and fertilizer, are provided to Kosovar farmers to restart production following the war. - - FAO...

SerbiaA beneficiary receiving his quota of seeds. FAO coordinated the distribution of seeds and fertilizer through several international non-governmental organizations, targeting 70 000 families all over th...

SerbiaA group of de-miners from one of the 17 de-mining teams in Kosovo. To give farmers access to their land and help them to return to normal agricultural production, de-miners have cleared 44 villagers,...

BeninTraining in the production and maintenance of farm vehicles and machinery is carried out on the farm. - - General: General.

SloveniaMechanized harvesting of maize. - - General: General.

HungarySmall private farmer sowing seeds. The seeds are first selected and appropriately treated. The land (approximately 5 ha) and the tractor are the farmer's property. - - General: General.

HungaryMechanization used for gathering grapes in the vineyard for the wine harvest. Seasonal farm workers load crates on to trucks for transportation to the grape-crushing point. - - General: General. Fifty...

PeruLoading agricultural equipment onto lorry. - - General: General.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaThreshing wheat using a stationary combine harvester at Banovici, near Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina. - - FAO Emergency Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina Projects OSRO/BIH/512/NET and OSRO/BIH/60...

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBagging off the grain from a stationary combine harvester at Banovici, near Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina. - - FAO Emergency Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina Projects OSRO/BIH/512/NET and OSRO/B...

Bosnia and HerzegovinaCombining a field of wheat at Spionica Donja, north west of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. - - FAO Emergency Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina Projects OSRO/BIH/512/NET and OSRO/BIH/601 and 603 MUL...

EritreaAgricultural machinery commissioned by Ministry of Agriculture, Eritrea - -

EritreaWoman making fishing nets under the auspices of the project. - - ERI/92/001 (UNDP) and UNTS/ERI/001/CDF (UNCD): ERI/92/001 (UNDP) and UNTS/ERI/001/CDF (UNCD). The immediate objectives of the project a...

EritreaThe project shipyard for construction of improved fibre glass fishing boats. - - ERI/92/001 (UNDP) - UNTS/ERI/001/CDF (UNCD).

GhanaOutboard engine mechanics at work in IDAF project mechanical workshop. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF): IDAF/GHA/93/008. The project aims at improving the working and living c...

GhanaOutboard engine mechanics at work in IDAF project mechanical workshop. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF): IDAF/GHA/93/008. The project aims at improving the working and living c...

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...

ZimbabweWorker sharpening teeth of small circular saw blade at sawmill factory's machine workshop. - - FAO involvement in Forest Industries Training Centre project.

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...

ZimbabweFreshly hewn log clamped in machine at sawmill factory ready to be processed into veneer. - - FAO involvement in Forest Industries Training Centre (FITC).

ZimbabweVeneer sheets being fed into machine which layers them with glue on both sides ready for lamination. - - FAO involvement in Forest Industries Training Centre (FITC).

AlbaniaFarmer with his Chinese caterpillar/crawler. - -

ZimbabwePlank being fed into machine for edge trimming. - - FAO involvement in Forest Industries Training Centre (FITC).

EcuadorThe consumers of street foods are for the most part unemployed, underemployed or hawkers of all ages and both sexes. The products sold cost less than half a dollar (700 sucres). The minimum subsistenc...

PanamaA young woman receives a long distance call from the only public telephone on the island. It is not possible for islanders to make outgoing calls. This is a remote area of the country, reachable by bo...

PanamaLeopoldino Field School, David area: small children enjoying school lunch. - - Horticulture Associated with School Gardens: TCP/PAN/005l. This project is executed by the Technical Cooperation Programm...

PanamaLeopoldino Field School, David area: small children at school. - - Horticulture Associated with School Gardens: TCP/PAN/005l. This project is executed by the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) of t...

PanamaLeopoldino Field School, David area: small children enjoying school lunch. - - Horticulture Associated with School Gardens: TCP/PAN/005l. This project is executed by the Technical Cooperation Programm...

IndonesiaA display of some typical foodstuffs used in every day cuisine in Indonesia. - - General: General. Since its independence in 1948, the Republic of Indonesia has registered major progress in many field...

PanamaA fish market in Panama City. - - Horticulture Associated with School Gardens: TCP/PAN/005l. This project is executed by the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organi...

SenegalPopularizing the use of small-scale fruit and vegetable preservation techniques.Rural women learning how to use a solar oven. - - Popularizing the Use of Small-scale Fruit and Vegetable Preservation T...

SenegalExtensionist placing trays of paste made from papaya and bananas to dry in solar a oven where they will remain for 4-5 days and, once dried, will last for two years. - - Popularizing the Use of Small-...

BrazilA woman scientist carries out a test inside a mobile laboratory used for inspection of street food. - - Sanitary Inspection and Quality Control of Food. A project of the Food and Agriculture Organizat...

BrazilMicroscopy laboratory. Food contamination test. - - Sanitary Inspection and Quality Control of Food. A project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supplied technic...

ThailandA Bangkok street food vendor. - - General: General.

ThailandLaboratory analysis of street foods and drinks has isolated various pathogens and other microbiological indicators. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F...

MexicoMechanical milking parlour (12-cow capacity). - - Integration of Rural Development Units: MEX/87/0l6. The social and economic organisation of "ejidos" (i.e. the basic structures that were created duri...

TuvaluA woman farmer with freshly picked pumpkin. Unlike other vegetables, the pumpkin does not have to be picked and eaten immediately, so it is a good food for times when nothing else is available. Tips o...

TuvaluA woman stripping taro which she will then cut up and cook. She will also serve healthy taro leaves and sweet red peppers with the meal to add flavour. Improved methods for cooking fresh vegetables ha...

United Republic of TanzaniaNutritious foods for pregnant and lactating mothers include milk, beans, onions, tomatoes, fish and green vegetables. - - FAO Population Programme. The Population Programme of the Food and Agriculture...

IndiaMalnourished children from an east coast fishing community in India. Fishing villages along Asian coastlines are often characterized by poor access to social services, low standards of living and few...

ZimbabweA display of agricultural implements produced in the FAO blacksmithing course at the Agricultural Institute of Engineering, Harare. - - Blacksmith Training Project. The training of blacksmiths, at the...

ZimbabweAn instructor demonstrates how to bend mild steel at the Harare Agricultural Institute of Engineering. - - Blacksmith Training Project. The training of blacksmiths, at the Agricultural Institute of En...

TunisiaImproved techniques of animal traction using new steel implement to remove weeds and Bermuda grass. This replaces the traditional wooden tool. - - General: General.

TunisiaSiphon irrigation in southern Tunisia. - - General: General.

SudanA mechanized harvester in operation. - - General: General.

SudanLoading up a hay-cart supplied through FAO/FFH. The hay will serve as cattle feed during the dry season when there is insufficient pasture feeding. - - Haymaking and cattle feeding.. Peuls are semi-no...