Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men are seen on the Rupununi river with fish and a turtle they have caught.

Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men are seen on the Rupununi river with fish and a turtle they have caught.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A forest area being burned by a human made fire is seen near Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A forest area being burned by a human made fire is seen near Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

Kenya12 August 2021, Arjiju, Laikipia County, Kenya - Maasai women belonging to the Namaiyana Cultural Group rest inside a traditional Maasai homestead in the Mukogodo Forest. As an income generating activ...

Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men are seen on the Rupununi river with fish and a turtle they have caught. The men also have a homemade gun for hunting that fires a single cartridge sh...

Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men are seen on the Rupununi river with fish and a turtle they have caught. The men also have a homemade gun for hunting that fires a single cartridge sh...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Beneficiaries clean brush near a small stream. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/Nic Rehabilitation of four micro water basins (microcuencas) affected by Hurricane Mitch in the municipalities o...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Beneficiaries build a small dam out of stones which will slow the flow of water down the mountainside during rains thereby helping to guard against soil erosion. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/N...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Beneficiaries build a small dam out of stones which will slow the flow of water down the mountainside during rains thereby helping to guard against soil erosion. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/N...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Soil erosion due to Hurricane Mitch. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/Nic Rehabilitation of four micro water basins (microcuencas) affected by Hurricane Mitch in the municipalities of Posolteg...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees roo...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Members of the Fire Protection Brigade walking through project area with Telica volcano in the background. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/Nic Rehabilitation of four micro water basi...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Project beneficiary Wilbur Parrajon uses a machete to clear weeds and brush to give room to newly planted citrus trees and to provide space for fire maintenance. The citrus trees w...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Project beneficiary Florentin Caballero checks the results of corn planted in one of his fields on which he used the new non-burning method to clear the field. FAO Project UTF/Nic/02...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - A field using the Tangya System from China in which the corn and beans are planted in between young eucalyptus trees. Farmers are able to plant like this during the first 2-3 years of the...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Beneficiaries clean brush near a small stream. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/Nic Rehabilitation of four micro water basins (microcuencas) affected by Hurricane Mitch in the municipalities o...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Project beneficiary Wilbur Parrajon uses a machete to clear weeds and brush to give room to newly planted citrus trees and to provide space for fire maintenance. The citrus trees w...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Soil erosion due to Hurricane Mitch. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/Nic Rehabilitation of four micro water basins (microcuencas) affected by Hurricane Mitch in the municipalities of Posolteg...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees roo...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Members of the Fire Protection Brigade walking through project area with Telica volcano in the background. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/Nic Rehabilitation of four micro water basi...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Project beneficiary Florentin Caballero checks the results of corn planted in one of his fields on which he used the new non-burning method to clear the field. FAO Project UTF/Nic/02...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Beneficiaries build a small dam out of stones which will slow the flow of water down the mountainside during rains thereby helping to guard against soil erosion. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/N...

NICARAGUANicaragua - A field using the Tangya System from China in which the corn and beans are planted in between young eucalyptus trees. Farmers are able to plant like this during the first 2-3 years of the...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - The project provides equipment, training and pay for fire protection brigades. In these photos we see one such brigade clearing brush for fire protection and also to give trees room to gro...

NICARAGUANicaragua - Beneficiaries build a small dam out of stones which will slow the flow of water down the mountainside during rains thereby helping to guard against soil erosion. FAO Project UTF/Nic/028/N...

United Republic of Tanzania04 June 2015, Rusumo, Tanzania - Farmers demonstrate the way they maintain the plants used to demarcate the managed land from the areas in the same catchment that have not been introduced to appropria...

United Republic of Tanzania04 June 2015, Rusumo, Tanzania - Farmers demonstrating the way they maintain the plants used to demarcate the managed land from the areas in the same catchment that have not been introduced to appropr...

NIGER21 February 2013, Maradi - A farmer burning straw to fertilize the earth for the next planting season. FAO-EU Project GCP/NER/047/MUL: Intensifying Agriculture by Strengthening Cooperative Input Shop...

NIGER21 February 2013, Maradi - A farmer burning straw to fertilize the earth for the next planting season. FAO-EU Project GCP/NER/047/MUL: Intensifying Agriculture by Strengthening Cooperative Input Shop...

NIGER21 February 2013, Maradi - A farmer burning straw to fertilize the earth for the next planting season. FAO-EU Project GCP/NER/047/MUL: Intensifying Agriculture by Strengthening Cooperative Input Shop...

United Republic of Tanzania16 October 2012, Muleba, Tanzania - A farmer preparing a meal of cooked bananas. FAO Project: OSRO/RAF/117/BEL - Disaster Preparedness for Food Security Risks in the Great Lakes Region - Improving re...

United Republic of Tanzania17 October 2012, Karagwe, Tanzania - A woman roasting bananas by the roadside to sell to travelers and bus passengers. FAO Project: OSRO/RAF/117/BEL - Disaster Preparedness for Food Security Risks in...

United Republic of Tanzania17 October 2012, Karagwe, Tanzania - Roadside vendors cooking bananas for sale to buses and travelers passing by. FAO Project: OSRO/RAF/117/BEL - Disaster Preparedness for Food Security Risks in the...

United Republic of Tanzania17 October 2012, Karagwe, Tanzania - A woman roasting bananas by the roadside to sell to travelers and bus passengers. FAO Project: OSRO/RAF/117/BEL - Disaster Preparedness for Food Security Risks in...

KENYA21 November 2012, Narok, Kenya - A butcher roasting meat in his shop. FAO Project GCP/RAF/444/IFA - Development of Innovative Site-specific Integrated Animal Health Packages for the Rural Poor. Proj...

KYRGYZSTAN15 August 2012, Jalal-Abad Oblast, Kyrgyzstan - A family preparing a meal together. FAO Project: UNJP/KYR/005/UNJ - Small-scale community based agriculture to enhance and diversify agricultural produ...

United Republic of Tanzania1 August 2012, Kigoma, Tanzania - A controlled burn by local farmers. FAO Project GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enhancing its Contribution to Sustainable Development...

United Republic of Tanzania30 July 2012, Kigoma, Tanzania - A woman cooking outside her home. FAO Project GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enhancing its Contribution to Sustainable Development, L...

United Republic of Tanzania1 August 2012, Kigoma, Tanzania - A controlled burn by local farmers. FAO Project GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enhancing its Contribution to Sustainable Development...

United Republic of Tanzania31 July 2012 Kigoma, Tanzania - Villagers creating fire breaks surrounding crops and villages. Fire breaks are gaps in vegetation and other combustible materials to lower the risk of fires spreading....

United Republic of Tanzania30 July 2012, Kigoma, Tanzania - A woman cooking outside her home. FAO Project GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enhancing its Contribution to Sustainable Development, L...

United Republic of Tanzania1 August 2012, Kigoma, Tanzania - Villagers performing a controlled burn of tall grass. FAO Project GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enhancing its Contribution to Susta...

United Republic of Tanzania1 August 2012, Kigoma, Tanzania - Villagers performing a controlled burn of tall grass. FAO Project GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enhancing its Contribution to Susta...

KENYA04 November 2003, Narok, Kenya - Maasai pastoralists, who participate in the Farmer Field School, having their one meal of the day.

Eswatini03 May 2012, Mpatheni, Swaziland - A farmer burning grass around his plot to prepare the land for planting vegetables. FAO Project: GCP/SWA/016/EC - Swaziland Agricultural Development Project (SADP)...

South Sudan07 January 2012, Juba, South Sudan - Children roasting maize over a fire. The conflict is deeply rooted in cattle raids that affect at least 60,000 internally displaced persons in need of basic servic...

Eswatini04 May 2012, Siphofaneni, Swaziland - Bowls ready to be filled with a corn porridge cooking on a fire. The porridge is prepared daily for local children as part of a school-feeding programme. FAO Pr...

Eswatini03 May 2012, Mpatheni, Swaziland - A controlled burning of grass surrounding a farmer's plot in preparation for planting vegetables. FAO Project: GCP/SWA/016/EC - Swaziland Agricultural Development...

Eswatini03 May 2012, Mpatheni, Swaziland - A farmer managing a controlled burn of grass along the side of the road to clear it away. FAO Project: GCP/SWA/016/EC - Swaziland Agricultural Development Project (...

Eswatini03 May 2012, Mpatheni, Swaziland - A farmer burning grass around his plot to prepare the land for planting vegetables. FAO Project: GCP/SWA/016/EC - Swaziland Agricultural Development Project (SADP)...

GAMBIA25 April 2012, Njawara, Gambia - Hibiscus flowers cooking in a pot over a wood burning stove. The juice will be collected and used to make jam. FAO Project: GTFS/GAM/025/ITA - National Programme Food...

CHAD21 March 2012, Niamy, Chad - A woman preparing cassava flour on a grill. FAO Project TCP/CHD/2903: Intensification of cassava plant production (roots and tubers). The general objective of the project...

NIGERIA11 February 2006, Sabon Gari, Nigeria - Poultry being burnt by health officials at a dump. Thousands of chickens were burnt at the premises of Phed Farms in Kano to prevent the spread of the deadly av...

NIGERIA11 February 2006, Sabon Gari, Nigeria - Poultry being burnt by health officials at a dump. Thousands of chickens were burnt at the premises of Phed Farms in Kano to prevent the spread of the deadly av...

INDIA25 January 2005, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India - A child amidst burning wreckage on a beach in a fishing village after a tsunami struck the south eastern coast of India leaving many homeless and wit...

INDIA25 January 2005, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India - Fishermen sorting salvaged fishing nets from the wreckage caused by the tsunami that struck the south eastern coast of India.

INDIA25 January 2005, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India - Villagers sifting through wreckage and burning debris for anything of value to sell in a fishing village after a tsunami struck the south eastern coa...

INDIA25 January 2005, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India - Children sifting through wreckage and burning debris for anything of value to sell in a fishing village after a tsunami struck the south eastern coas...

Egypt06 December 2005, Fayoume, Egypt - Making bread. Extra money earned from vegetables sold from the Telefood rooftop garden will allow this beneficiary to buy a modern oven. FAO Project: TFD-03/EGY/002...

Egypt06 December 2005, Fayoume, Egypt - Making bread. Extra money earned from vegetables sold from the Telefood rooftop garden will allow this beneficiary to buy a modern oven. FAO Project: TFD-03/EGY/002...

Egypt06 December 2005, Fayoume, Egypt - Making bread. Extra money earned from vegetables sold from the Telefood rooftop garden will allow this beneficiary to buy a modern oven. FAO Project: TFD-03/EGY/002...

Egypt06 December 2005, Fayoume, Egypt - Making bread. Extra money earned from vegetables sold from the Telefood rooftop garden will allow this beneficiary to buy a modern oven. FAO Project: TFD-03/EGY/002...

Egypt06 December 2005, Fayoume, Egypt - Making bread. Extra money earned from vegetables sold from the Telefood rooftop garden will allow this beneficiary to buy a modern oven. FAO Project: TFD-03/EGY/002...

INDIA21 November 2011, Hyderabad, India - A local woman preparing a fire to cook a meal. FAO Project: GCP/IND/181/GFF - Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Adaptation to Climat...

INDIA21 November 2011, Hyderabad, India - A local woman preparing a fire to cook a meal. FAO Project: GCP/IND/181/GFF - Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Adaptation to Climat...

INDIA21 November 2011, Hyderabad, India - A local woman preparing a fire to cook a meal. FAO Project: GCP/IND/181/GFF - Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Adaptation to Climat...

INDIA22 November 2011, Miryalaguda, India - A woman heating milk. FAO Project: GCP/IND/181/GFF - Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Adaptation to Climate Change in Drought Str...

RWANDA14 November 2011, Burera District, Rwanda - Beekeepers preparing a smoke-fire to safeguard entry into the hives (smoke clears bees away). With the help of FAO, Rwanda has created honey cooperatives in...

INDONESIA05 October 2005, Aceh Besar - A woman burning palm fronds and maintaing the grounds where a boat building project is underway. FAO has partnered with the American NGO Austin International Rescue Opera...

INDONESIA16 February 2005, Simpang Lee - An internally displaced persons (IDP) camp where tsunami survivors are living in tents until homes can be rebuilt.

INDONESIA15 February 2005, Lampaya - A bonfire of debris burning. Villagers, employed by many NGOs and organizations, clear, clean up and burn debris in an attempt to return to some kind of normality.

MOZAMBIQUE21 May 2011, Katandica - People cooking fresh corn over a fire during the FAO field visit where FAO delegates and government representatives meet farmers showcasing their products. Due to high food pr...

MOZAMBIQUE23 May 2011, Catandica - A woman cooking in her home. Harvested corn is seen on the right. FAO Project: GCP /MOZ/099/EC - Boosting agricultural production and market linkages for small-holder farmers...

MOZAMBIQUE23 May 2011, Catandica - A woman cooking cornmeal or hominy. FAO Project: GCP /MOZ/099/EC - Boosting agricultural production and market linkages for small-holder farmers to counter soaring food price...

MOZAMBIQUE23 May 2011, Catandica - A young boy cooking corn kernals over an open fire. FAO Project: GCP /MOZ/099/EC - Boosting agricultural production and market linkages for small-holder farmers to counter so...

MADAGASCAR28 May 2011, Betroka Region, Southern Madagascar - A field on fire demonstrating slash and burn agricultural methods.

MADAGASCAR28 May 2011, Betroka Region, Southern Madagascar - A field on fire demonstrating slash and burn agricultural methods.

MOROCCO23 July 2004, Oujda - A farmer's wife spreading butter on freshly made bread typical of the region.

MOROCCO23 July 2004, Oujda - A farmer's wife cooking a typical bread in a wood burning oven.

TOGO13 April 2011, Nansongue - A famer herding cattle while maize straw burns in the foreground. This is done to fertilize the ground before the planting season. FAO Project GCP/TOG/016/EC - Reinforce...

TOGO13 April 2011, Nansongue - A famer herding cattle while maize straw burns in the foreground. This is done to fertilize the ground before the planting season. FAO Project GCP/TOG/016/EC - Reinforce...

PAKISTAN27 August 2010, Sibbi - Daily life in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP).

PAKISTAN29 August 2010, Sibbi - Daily life in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP).

RWANDA02 October 2008, Ruhengeri - Men working in a brick factory. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF: Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resour...

PHILIPPINES11 January 2011. Danao - A mother preparing breakfast for her children. Her husband works as a Forest Patrol Ranger for the Assisted Natural Reforestation (ANR) project established to prevent illegal...

PHILIPPINES11 January 2011, Danao - Eliseo Chavez and wife Rosalie preparing breakfast for their children. Mr. Chavez works as a Forest Patrol Ranger for the Assisted Natural Reforestation (ANR) project establis...

PHILIPPINES11 January 2011, Danao - Eliseo Chavez and wife Rosalie preparing breakfast for their children. Mr. Chavez works as a Forest Patrol Ranger for the Assisted Natural Reforestation (ANR) project establis...

PHILIPPINES11 January 2011, Danao - Participants in the Assisted Natural Reforestation (ANR) project clearing brush and defining a fire line to protect an area from forest fires. A fire line is established by cl...