NigeriaAnimal production and disease control in Nigeria. Agege, 1963 - FAO Associate Veterinary Expert, Mr. B. Morein, of Sweden (centre) treats an imported Jersey cow at the Agege Dairy Farm, which is nea...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. A young schistosomiasis control worker signs for the WFP rations which he received for his family. Schistosomias...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteer workers from San Juan Barrio, Leyte, mixing sodium pentachloraphemate with sawdust. This molluscicide...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. The mother of one of the volunteers working on the schistosomiasis control project prepares a meal using WFP supplie...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers in Leyte Province scatter a molluscicide (sodium pentachloraphemate) from banana leaves into a stream...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers working with a buffalo are levelling the bottom of a stream. This will increase the speed of water-fl...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP rations including dried beans and dried eggs from Holland, canned mackerel from Japan and wheat flour from U.S.A...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteer workers in Leyte province. They are part of a group engaged on clearing a dense swampy area which is a...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. One of the WFP volunteers engaged on clearing a dense swampy area which is a breeding ground of snails - the interme...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers clearing part of a waterlogged swamp which is a breeding ground for snails - the intermediate host of...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers in Leyte Province, having prepared a molluscicide from sodium pentachloraphemate, put it in a large b...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. A research technician at work in the laboratory of the Schistosomiasis Control Pilot Project Headquarters in Palo, L...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. WFP volunteers in Leyte Province engaged in schistosomiasis control. They are spreading a molluscicide along a s...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. Some of the WFP foodstuffs which are distributed to self-help workers engaged on schistosomiasis control in Leyte pr...

PhilippinesCONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS THROUGH AGRO-ENGINEERING METHODS, Philippines, 1973. Wives and mothers of workers engaged on schistosomiasis control in Leyte province are shown, by an extension worker,...

CambodiaIntegrated Farmer Field School: Visit to a Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) site. Young people learn how to control crop pests through the use of biological methods rather than pesticides. -...

KenyaVeterinary officers carrying out a physical examination of an animal - lymph nodes, eyes, skin and general body condition are checked. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other...

KenyaVeterinary officer attaching an eartag to an animal. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: TCP/RAF/8821. An epidemic of Rift Valley Fever has recentl...

KenyaClose-up of a Sahiwal cow. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: TCP/RAF/8821. An epidemic of Rift Valley Fever has recently affected livestock and h...

KenyaFarm where Sahiwals, Friesians and crossbreeds are kept on natural and irrigated pastures. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: TCP/RAF/8821. An epi...

KenyaEpidemiologists setting up working equipment ready for blood sampling. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: TCP/RAF/8821. An epidemic of Rift Valley...

KenyaLabelling blood samples immediately after collection (the number 1705 relates to a female aryshire cross). The samples are then stored in a cool box until they are delivered to a laboratory for analys...

KenyaVeterinary officer taking a blood sample from the jugular vein of a cow. - - Emergency Analysis and Control of Rift Valley Fever and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: TCP/RAF/8821. An epidemic of Rift Vall...

LebanonTesting honey for adulteration. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various government ministries where government inspectors bring in samples to be tested. As 80%...

LebanonTesting for bacteria such as Salmonella. The Food Quality Control Institute is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various government ministries where government inspectors bring...

LebanonInspector at a food quality control centre in Lebanon testing for "Marek" disease in chickens. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various government ministries whe...

LebanonPreparing buffers for ELISA method of checking levels of aflatoxins in a food quality control centre in Lebanon. The centre is an independent institution that works in conjunction with various governm...

LebanonExtracting essential oils from various plants including thyme, oregano and sage to test their antibiotic effect on bacteria at the Food Quality Control Institute. These plants are collected from diffe...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers' field school: collecting pests in the field. - - General: General. FAO's inter-country programme for integrated pest management (IPM) in vegetables in...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers' field school: collecting pest specimens in the field. The specimens are then taken to the school and drawn by farmer groups. As illiteracy is high in...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers'field school: drawing the pests that have been collected after field study. This is done to ensure that the farmers are able to identify and memorize n...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicIntegrated pest management training at a farmers' field school: collecting pest specimens in the field. The specimens are then taken to the school and drawn by farmer groups. As illiteracy is high in...

MALAWIYoung boy with child on his back harvesting coffee berries. - - Smallholder Agricultural Productivity: Agricultural Research: MLW/92/007. Smallholder Coffee Research and Development Programme - Mzuzu...

ChinaCoccinellid (ladybug family) eating a brown planthopper. When insecticides kill natural predators, the brown planthopper population can reach 1,000 pests per clump of rice. - - General: General.

MaliLocust and grasshopper ground control using an Exhaust Nozzle ultra-low-volume (ULV) truck-mounted sprayer. - - Creating a National Plant Protection Service: MLI/86/009. This project is part of the Go...

PhilippinesControl of schistosomiasis through agro-engineering methods (WFP). Wives and mothers of workers engaged on schistosomiasis control in Letye province are shown, by an extension worker, various methods...

EthiopiaCamels of the locust ground control team, loaded with BHC dust and dusters crossing the River Barca at Agordat. The ground control unit has eight camels and 21 men; they go out for up to a fortnight a...