PhilippinesThe Philippines, 1960 - Using a sharpened end of a steel plough to husk coconuts. Skilled huskers can handle 20 coconuts per minute. The Philippine coconut industry is one of the country's most im...

BENINImproving techniques in fish-processing cooperatives: Benin 1984 Fish has always been an important element in the Benin diet. Yet national fish production has fallen by 30 percent over the last 10 y...

Haiti12 June 2006, La Branle - A farmer delivering fresh coconuts to an FAO project beneficiary outside her home. FAO Project OSRO/HAI/502/EC - Reconstruction of irrigated farmlands on the outskirts of Du...

ITALY16 April 2010, Rome - A display of coconuts at a fruits and vegetables stall at the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele market.

IndiaBanana intercropped with coconuts. - -

DominicaForest land cleared for coconut plantations. - - General: General.

SamoaHybrid coconut tree which is a cross between a Red Malayan Dwarf (the mother tree) and the tall Rennell coconut. - - General: General. The Government of Western Samoa is adopting a policy to improve t...

IndonesiaSunset scene of palm trees and beach. Some 70 percent of the population of Indonesia are farmers producing coconuts, rice, cassava, maize and other tropical crops. - - General: General.

SamoaA young man eating coconut flesh. - - Agriculture Productivity of Subsistence Farmers, Western Samoa: TCP/SAM/6652. The Government of Western Samoa is adopting a policy to improve technical assistance...

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...

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...

Sri LankaA man climbing up a tall palm tree to harvest coconuts. - - General: General.

PhilippinesWorkers prepare the ground of an old coconut plantation where trees have been felled for replanting at the San Ramon Centre. - - Coconut Research and Development. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organiz...

JamaicaHugh Harries, botanist and plant breeder with the Coconut Industry Board, examines healthy coconuts in an experimental grove at Clifton Hill. - - Research on Lethal Yellowing Disease of Coconuts. Ever...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. Help restart food production and rehabilitate the livelihoods of...

HaitiAssistance to farmers affected by the October 2007 floods in the western and southern portions of Haiti - FAO Project: OSRO/HAI/708/EC. Help restart food production and rehabilitate the livelihoods of...