Italy16 February 2016, Rome, Italy - Cavaba Srinivas Prasad, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India. FAO International Symposium on ?he Role of Agricultural Biotechnologies...

Italy16 February 2016, Rome, Italy - Cavaba Srinivas Prasad, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India. FAO International Symposium on ?he Role of Agricultural Biotechnologies...

ArmeniaTeleFood beneficiaries feeding the pigs. Manure that is produced is used as fertilizer for home gardens and as fuel for heating and cooking. - - Group Sheep Fattening (005) and Pig Keeping (006): TFD/...

NepalA villager cuts grass from a leasehold forestry plot that belongs to a group of families in Sirisghari, in the Panchkhal Valley, 40 km east of Kathmandu. In 1993, when the Hills Leasehold Forestry and...

ChinaLaboratory technicians in the Institute of the Vegetable and Flower Development Centre. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in...

ChinaWomen workers in the nursery of the Institute of the Vegetable and Flower Development Centre. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implement...

ChinaWorker moving plants in a greenhouse for hydroponics in a private, commercial company. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in t...

ChinaWorkers in a greenhouse in a private, commercial company positioning trays of seedlings, planted in polystrene containers that float in water. The greenhouses are used for hydroponic culture. - - Spec...

ChinaWorker moving plants in a greenhouse for hydroponics in a private, commercial company. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in t...

ChinaTrays of vegetables cultivated by hydroponic culture in a greenhouse in a private, commercial company. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being...

ChinaWomen workers in the nursery of the Institute of the Vegetable and Flower Development Centre. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implement...

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...

ChinaTechnician examining jars of specimens in the laboratory of the Institute of Vegetable and Flower Development Centre. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (...

Burkina FasoEmployee tending tree seedlings in a nursery set up by the Special Programme for Food Security. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The main objective of the Special Programme for Food Security (...

CambodiaIntegrated Pest Management (IPM): Two farmers, both of them landmine victims, working in a rice field. The combined effect of better water management, use of certified seeds and appropriate fertilizer...

CambodiaImproved pig-raising, using antibiotic treatment, has helped to reduce pig mortality rates from 35 to 10%. - - Special Programme for Food Security: SPFS/CMB/6701. The series of wars in and around Camb...

HondurasClose-up of a bean plant being cultivated together with maize. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through...

ChinaWomen farmers checking the quality of soybeans in the sown area. These high protein soybeans are improving the diets of 650 villagers, mainly women. - - Production of Autumn Soybean: TFD-99/CPR/003. T...

ChinaFarmers collecting sacks of soybean seeds, fertilizer and pesticides donated by the TeleFood project. - - Production of Autumn Soybean: TFD-99/CPR/003. The project aims to take advantage of the natura...

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...

GuineaRural women receive building materials that will be used to construct poultry houses. Improved poultry rearing will eventually offer income-generating opportunities to the women and allow them to rais...

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...

GuineaPoultry feeding from new troughs supplied by the TeleFood project. - - Improved Traditional Poultry Rearing: TFD-97/GUI/003. This TeleFood project, approved in 1998 with a budget of USD 8 000, has bee...

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...

GuineaImproved henhouse for rearing poultry. - - Improved Traditional Poultry Rearing: TFD-97/GUI/003. This TeleFood project, approved in 1998 with a budget of USD 8 000, has been executed by the Food and A...

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...

GuineaVillagers receive building materials through a TeleFood fund that will be used to construct improved poultry breeding facilities. - - Improved Traditional Poultry Rearing: TFD-97/GUI/003. This TeleFoo...

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...

IraqWomen harvesting courgettes on a small family farm. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian po...

IraqWomen harvesting courgettes on a small family farm. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian po...

IraqSheep and goats on pasture land. Sheep and goats are a major source of meat and milk. The main objective of animal health activities under the programme is control of livestock diseases through the pr...

IraqBeekeeping: increased populations of honeybees are required for optimal pollination of food crops and for the production of increased quantities of honey. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Res...

IraqSmall scale farmer milking cow. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian population as a result...

SenegalThrough the FAO South/South Cooperation Scheme, a Vietnamese expert teaches Senegalese farmers about methods of cultivating improved rice varieties. - - FAO South/South Cooperation Scheme.

BeninFrench white pigs and Beninese cross breeds in a traditional setting. - - General: General.

GhanaMembers of the Kranka Womenà??armer Group watering orange tree plants, which can be seen under a protective roof of fern. The orange seeds have been crossed with lemon seeds to expedite growth. They w...

BeninRhode Island Red variety of hens raised for meat and eggs and mated with local varieties. - - General: General.

GhanaMember of the Kranka Women's Farmer Group clearing the ground from a one acre allotment that was burnt after the harvest. The group intends to replant beans, watermelon, cabbage and carrots. - - Krank...

South AfricaAgricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). Indigenous Nguni cows, a breed that is better suited to survive the weather conditions in South Africa, particularly during perio...

South AfricaAgricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). Indigenous Nguni cows, a breed that is better suited to survive the weather conditions in South Africa, particularly during perio...

South AfricaThe Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII): an employee is administering medication to stop infection occurring to a ram whose horn has snapped off. These indigenous ram...

South AfricaTaxonomist inspecting locusts and sugar cane beetles at the South African Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI). The ARC-PPRI is a semi-autonomous organization...

South AfricaThe Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII): an employee is administering medication to stop infection occurring to a ram whose horn has snapped off. These indigenous ram...

South AfricaA graphic artist from the South African Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Institute (ARC-PPRI) drawing an insect for cataloguing purposes. The ARC-PPRI is a semi-autonomous organization...

South AfricaAn indigenous pig at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). FAO is working with the Institute to establish a southern African network of research centres to increas...

South AfricaLaboratory technician cataloguing insects at the South African Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI). The ARC-PPRI is a semi-autonomous organization funded by t...

South AfricaIndigenous goats at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). FAO is working with the Institute to establish a southern African network of research centres to increase...

South AfricaIndigenous goats at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Improvement Institute (ARC-AII). FAO is working with the Institute to establish a southern African network of research centres to increase...

EcuadorAn extension worker teaching planting techniques to the local indigenous community. - - General: General.

EcuadorAn extension worker teaching planting techniques to the local indigenous community. - - General: General.

EcuadorCow grazing in landscape typical of the area. - - General: General.

El SalvadorOne of the activities of the project is to improve small animal husbandry and here a farmer is feeding his pigs. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture...

GuineaCattle grazing in fields, prior to rice cultivation, as a form of weed control. - - General: General.

PhilippinesFarmer from cooperative association feeding milk to a calf. Sustainable Agrarian Reform Communities ?Technical Support to Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (SRC-TSARRD): GCP/PHI/042/NET. Sustaina...

SenegalPoultry in a new improved henhouse. Vietnamese agronomist gave technical assistance to the programme activities. - - Improvements in Poultry Breeding: TFD-97/SEN/001. The aim of this TeleFood-funded p...

SenegalNew improved henhouse. Chickens being fed supplementary vitamin enriched feed. In the foreground is a apecial breeding rooster. - - Improvements in Poultry Breeding: TFD-97/SEN/001. The aim of this Te...

ZambiaVehicles picking up farmers to take them to a field day. - - Integrated Crop Management/Food Legume Project: GRZ/UNDP/ZAM/92/003. The project promotes food legumes such as beans, cowpea, soyabean and...

HondurasHerdsman with cattle. - - Rural Development in Southern Lempira: GCP/HON/018/NET. This project is funded by the Netherlands and executed by the UN/Food and Agriculture Organization. The principal aim...

PanamaWoman sifting grain at her home in a village on the Rio Chiriko. - - General: General.

AfghanistanGoats returning from their summer grazing before winter falls. - - General: General.

RwandaVillagers in northeast Rwanda line up for coupons which they will redeem for sacks of maize and bean seed. When civil strife struck this Central African country in 1994, agriculture all but collapsed....

MauritiusFather and son collecting grass for their cattle from a restricted area. Some pastures of the island have been fenced to avoid overgrazing. Nevertheless farmers should enter from time to time and cut...

United Republic of TanzaniaWomen farmers and a young mother with her baby, in a field of rice. - - Women in Irrigated Agriculture and Related Activities - Phase II: GCP/URT/103/NET. The Women in Irrigated Agriculture and Relat...

Burkina FasoCirina Butyrospermi Vuillet feeding on Shea leaves. The caterpillar is considered a culinary delicacy. - - General: Genreal.

IndonesiaYoung girls of a Muslim elementary school in the Cianjur District of western Java work in the school's large home garden. The vegetables grown in the school garden help prevent Vitamin A deficiency, w...

MexicoFrancisco Villa, Lerdo. Sowing maize around clay pots. This is a research project backed by "ANADEGES". The purpose is to determine the crop's minimum water requirements. Results on the different dem...

MexicoLa Loma, Lerdo. Fodder being distributed to dairy cattle in open stable. - - Integration of rural Development Units: MEX/87/0l6. The social and economic organisation of "ejidos" (i.e. the basic struct...

MexicoDairy cattle feeding on fodder in open stable. La Loma, Lerdo, Durango. - - Integration of Rural Development Units: MEX/87/0l6. The social and economic organisation of "ejidos" (i.e. the basic structu...

NepalRice transplanting. Reality of life starts very early for these children who are trying to imitate their parents. - - General: General. The Kingdom of Nepal with an area of 147 181 km2 is located on t...

AustriaRice fields treated with the Azolla bio-fertilizer give the same yields as those treated with chemical nitrogen fertilizers. - - Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture....

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Rice cultivation at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). - - Raising Food Crop Production through Adequate Use of Fertilizer: GCPF/BOL/018/NET. Fertilizer consumption in Bolivia i...

Cabo VerdeRabbits being fed with experimental feed mixes. - - Forestry Development/Reforestation: GCP/CVI/015/BEL: Phase II. The objectives of this large FAO forestry project financed by Belgium, which started...

Viet NamMeasuring back fat on Yorkshire Large White at An Khanh state farm. In one extensive experiment, Technical Cooperation Programme project TCP/VIE/4403 tested the performance of pure Yorkshire, pure Mon...

AlgeriaA close-up of maize chopped by a silo cutter at the Stock-raising Service Cooperative (COOPSEL), Draa Ben Khedda. - - Training and Extension: ALG/83/002. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U...

MalaysiaFarmers in the province of Wellesley vote to select the most effective information poster for rat control to be used as part of the Rice-pest Control Campaign carried out under FAO's IPM programme. -...

PhilippinesA woman farmer in Pangasinan tries to sun-dry rice harvested during the wet season. Wet rice can quickly develop a dangerous mycoflora. The light-colour rice at the top is safe to eat, the medium-dark...

IndonesiaA worker collecting beans from a split cacao fruit. The beans will then be fermented and dried in the sun before being roasted and ground into chocolate. The enzymes activated by fermentation impart t...

IndiaWomen trainees from the Farm Science Centre practice collecting prawn seeds in the backwaters of the Arabian Sea on Vypeen Island near Cochin. They will sort the seeds for selective stocking of local...

United States of AmericaA midwest American farmer tills his field with a horse-drawn disc plough prior to planting his soybean crop. Richer in protein than most meat, soybean also contains many vitamins and minerals. Soy flo...

IndiaMariculture students prepare a white prawn for an experiment in the Institute's "wet lab" where physiology and nutritional experiments are conducted. White prawns are favoured for commercial farming....

IndiaMariculture students remark on algae being cultured to feed young oysters raised in the Institute's "wet lab" where physiology and nutritional experiments are conducted. - - Mariculture Research and P...

BhutanThe Wangchutaba Experimental Farm situated on the highway between Thimphu and Phuntsholing. With the assistance of an FAO project for Integrated Livestock Development (BHU/81/020), the farm was establ...

IndiaThe Institute vineyard where major research has released several successful hybrid grape varieties for higher yield, disease resistance, good quality, attractive colour, and low-cost production. Grape...

IndiaBreeders selectively pollinate an experimental crop of hybrid onions growing in FAO-provided breeding cages. Several successful varieties providing higher yields and longer storage duration have been...

IndiaA scientist checks a papaya orchard undergoing nutrition and population density studies. The Centre has successfully incorporated resistance to mosaic virus into the commercially cultivated species, C...

IndiaA scientist checks new hybrids in the orchid laboratory raised by tissue culture with FAO-provided facilities. Several promising hybrids have been developed and are being multiplied. Anthurium around...

MaliA good herd of trypano-tolerant Taurin-Merà?cattle. - - Illustration of the Classification of Meats. In Mali's foreign commercial transactions involving meats, a classification of the product is manda...

BangladeshBangladesh poultry farmer with breeding cockerel. - - Rural Poultry Improvement. From its centre at Mirpur, the Bangladesh Poultry Improvement Programme provides hens and cocks to 27 state farms in di...

MauritaniaWomen rewarded with some success in their attempts to grow vegetables in the middle of the desert. They carry water long distances from the few remaining water holes. - - Food Shortages Threaten Afric...

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Women with cattle on the altiplano of Bolivia at over 4 000 meters above sea level. - - WFP Aid to Dairy Industry. The UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP) is assisting the country's dairy industry wit...

BangladeshDry season crops include soya beans with their high protein content - - Rural Improvement. Bangladesh is a fertile country capable of producing two or three crops of rice annually. FAO has assisted th...

BangladeshFarmers learn new methods of sowing rice. - - Rural Improvement. Bangladesh is a fertile country capable of producing two or three crops of rice annually. FAO has assisted the Bangladesh International...

Sierra LeoneNyala University college field day introduces the peasant farmers to new crops such as soya beans. - - General: General.

Burkina FasoHungry goats stripping what little green is left on thorn trees at Dori, in northern Burkina Faso. - - Drought in Burkina Faso. Five years of subnormal rainfall has brought severe drought and tragedy...

Burkina FasoNomads from Mali have migrated into Northern Burkina Faso with their herds in search of pasture, but they found a wasteland which had already been stripped bare by the Burkina Faso nomads who, in turn...

ItalyA healthy pig. - - General: General.

SenegalWomen bringing milk to a collection point. - - Development of dairy industries.. Under the United Nation Development Programme, FAO is providing assistance to the Government with a view to developing...

GuyanaA variety of the new high-yielding rice which is being hailed as a miracle in Guyana. - - Rice genetics, (UNDP).. The Guyana rice industry had its birth in the final decade of the 19th century when th...