GREECE??July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Specialist from the Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Branch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FA...

GREECEIn July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Specialist from the Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Branch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F...

GREECEIn July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Specialist from the Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Branch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F...

In July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Specialist from the Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Branch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F...

GREECEIn July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Specialist from the Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Branch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F...

GREECEIn July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Specialist from the Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Branch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...

GREECEPentayici, Greece, 1969 - Miss Bennett discusses primitive wheat varieties with villagers in the town square. Lead caption: In July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Sp...

GREECEGreece, 1969 - West of Karpension. Miss Bennett discusses with Greek women the varieties of wheat they grow and how they perform. In these dry and stony mountain soils, many of the modern cultivars pr...

GREECESofikon, Greece, 1969 - Threshing wheat. Threshing machines of this sort travel through Greek villages, except in the most isolated areas. In each village, the entire grain harvest is gathered in one...

GREECEGreece, 1969 - Miss Bennett making notes in her field book. All details of wheat samples taken are noted in field books with numbered pages. Collected samples are placed in cotton bags and numbered by...

SerbiaThe Director of the Institute for Biotechnology and Quality Control examining seed samples in a test tube. Laboratory equipment and chemicals to help with quality control of seeds were donated by FAO...

ChinaProject technicians conducting a field inspection. - - Dryland Pollution-Free Vegetable Cultivation Demonstration: TFD-99/CPR/004.

ChinaFarmers hoeing soil around chili pepper plants that will be protected with plastic sheets. - - Dryland Pollution-Free Vegetable Cultivation Demonstration: TFD-99/CPR/004.

Cabo VerdeAnti-erosion land conservation method using succulent plants, such as Carrapato Furcroya gigante). Between each row of Carrapato planted on the side of Mount S. Jorge dos Orgaos, maize is intercropped...

TurkeyProcessing natural silk using a traditional method. - - Emergency Assistance to Small Farmers Affected by Marmara Earthquake: TCP/TUR/0065.

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...

IndonesiaWorker picking tomatoes in the greenhouse of a family farm. - - General: General.

IndonesiaView of vegetables growing on a family farm situated 1,000 metres above sea level. The farm has introduced Nutrient Film Technique to grow leafy vegetables, such as spinach, broccoli and Chinese cab...

EgyptWater hyacinth infestation in the waterway of an Egyptian town. Water weeds cause a lot of damage to the environment. They make waterways unnavigable, reduce the generating capacity of hydro-electric...

UgandaWater hyacinth infestation in Lake Kyogu. Water weeds cause a lot of damage to the environment. They make waterways unnavigable, reduce the generating capacity of hydro-electric stations and block irr...

GhanaIn West African countries, fishers have been hard hit by water weed infestations. The weeds, and water hyacinth in particular, slow down their boats and make landings difficult, and as a result, much...

FranceEndives grown from roots set in a hotbed and left in the dark. The endives then re-grow and sprout white leaves. Before this method was introduced, they were grown in fields and lifted between Septemb...

UgandaCORRUPT IMAGE Biological control of water hyacinth: close up of a plant with leaves damaged by weevils. The weevils are essential for biological control of water hyacinth. They are released into the i...

UgandaBoat landing site on Lake Victoria, one of the world's largest bodies of freshwater, infested by water hyacinth. Fishers on Lake Victoria have been hard hit by water weed infestations. The weeds slow...

PhilippinesA lecture being given on the concept of bio-intensive gardening as part of TeleFood training at the Regional Training Centre of the University of Southern Mindanao. - - Bio-Intensive Vegetable and Fru...

EgyptForestry officer examining mulberry trees (Morus alba L.) planted. These trees are used as windbreaks and also for raising silk worms. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Pe...

EgyptFarmer examining banana crop. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The project is executed by the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture...

EgyptFarmer tending sheep in his garden where date palms are growing. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The project is executed by th...

IraqIsland for tourism on the outskirts of Baghdad. In the background is a palm plantation. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned ab...

BeninScenes of "pistia" which grows in the water waste from the toilets to purify the water. Ducks also eat the plant. - - General: General.

South AfricaMaureen Chisale, who was voted woman farmer of the year for Gauteng Province, is feeding her poultry. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is giving techni...

South AfricaMaureen Chisale, who was voted woman farmer of the year for Gauteng Province, is feeding her poultry. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is giving techni...

South AfricaMaureen Chisale, who was voted woman farmer of the year for Gauteng Province, tending to her spinach plants. She started farming three years ago, initially just growing maize and she now grows cabbage...

South AfricaMaureen Chisale, who was voted woman farmer of the year for Gauteng Province, selling fertilizer in a shop and advising other farmers. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

Rearing Unit for biocontrol agents of Salvinia molesta. - - FAO/UNDP/ IVC/94/631.

Rearing Unit for biocontrol agents of water weeds. - - FAO/UNDP/ IVC/94/631.

Rearing Unit for biocontrol agents of water weeds. - - FAO/UNDP/ IVC/94/631.

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...

SenegalTransplanting radishes. - - Horticultural Production in the village of Kabatekenda: TFD-97/SEN/002. The purpose of this TeleFood project was to develop and intensify market gardening and irrigated fru...

SenegalFarmers staking rows of cucumbers. Cucumbers were introduced to the area through the TeleFood project in order to improve the diet of the population and to generate additional revenue by the market ga...

Senegal"Gombo" plant. - - Horticultural Production in the village of Kabatekenda: TFD-97/SEN/002. The purpose of this TeleFood project was to develop and intensify market gardening and irrigated fruit tree c...

YemenPlant known as "El Abassy". - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reh...

YemenThe Desmostachya plant, grown particularly for its roots, holds the soil in place and prevents erosion. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range o...

YemenGomphocarpus fruticosus plant. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing...

YemenSchinus molle-pepper tree. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reha...

YemenCitrullus colocynthis plant. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing re...

PhilippinesFarmers need to begin looking at the rice ecosystem from the point of view of maximizing profits without destroying the system. This arises from a firm understanding of the relevant IPM concepts for e...

PhilippinesDamsel fly is beneficial to farmers because it eats pests. - - Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Rice: GCP/RAS/145/NET. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a technique by which farmers encourage th...

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...

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

NicaraguaCotton bollworm, the greatest danger to Nicaragua's cotton crop. - - Integrated Pest Management Project. In the early 1980's, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in cooperatio...

NicaraguaAn agronomist talking to farm workers about placing cones containing microscopic trichogramma wasps in cotton fields. Trichohramma, a natural enemy of the bollworm, lays its eggs inside the bollworm e...

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...

RwandaA young mountain gorilla. Volcanoes National Park. - - General: General.

RwandaA male "silver back" mountain gorilla. Volcanoes National Park. - - General: General.

ZambiaA closeup of cashew nuts growing on a tree. - - People's Participation Programme. Since 1982, several countries in Africa have been investigating, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organiza...

EcuadorSegregating populations from crosses among temperate and Andean maizes, Santa Catalina agricultural station near Quito. - - FAO in Nepal.

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...

AlgeriaA crop of courgettes growing in a plastic greenhouse. - - Training and Extension: ALG/83/002. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as executing agency, together with a nat...

MoroccoAdult locusts flying over wheat fields in the foothills of the Anti Atlas mountains near Rich. - - Desert Locust Control Campaign in North-West Africa. In 1988 the Maghreb countries of north-west Afri...

CongoJuice is tapped from palm trees and is then fermented into palm wine - "Tzamba" - at Irogo in the Niari region. - - Action Programme for the Prevention of Food Losses. This project, which started in 1...

Syrian Arab RepublicCrop of cucumbers in greenhouse built under the supervision of Syrian agronomists trained by FAO horticulturists. Cucumbers are very susceptible to fluctuations in temperature and heating in necessary...

Syrian Arab RepublicSeedlings raised in containers filled with enriched peat. - - Out of Season Vegetable Production. In 1977, the Government of Syria, with the assistance of FAO/UNDP, began the construction of plastic g...

Syrian Arab RepublicGreenhouse tomatoes being sorted and packed into boxes for market. - - Out of Season Vegetable Production. In 1977, the Government of Syria, with the assistance of FAO/UNDP, began the construction of...

Syrian Arab RepublicCourgettes from the project being packed into large crates for the local market. - - Out of Season Vegetable Production. In 1977, the Government of Syria, with the assistance of FAO/UNDP, began the co...

CongoA head of hybrid maize growing at the Owanda Experimental Centre. - - Assistance to Coffee Development. This FAO project is designed to assist the government in the promotion of coffee as a cash crop....

Sierra LeoneWild flower. - - General: General.

ChinaSpraying a rice field with powdered pesticide. - - General: General.

TurkeyGrains of Triticum Dicoccum. - - General: General.

TurkeyTriticum Dicoccoides (1), Triticum Spelta (R), Triticum Dicoccftm (C). - - General: General.

ChadNot all African birds are pests. Some such as these egrets are very beneficial to farmers since their diet includes grasshopper, locusts, caterpillars and other noxious insects. Two egret species are...

ChadThe yellow weavers or "gendarmes? as they are called in Francophone Africa. Their agility in manipulating green grass to make nests also unfortunately has helped them to learn to strip the leaves off...

GreeceStack of harvested wheat in the central Pelopà?nisos. - - FAO Wheat Exploration Mission.. In July 1969, Erna Bennett, Genetic Conservation and Information Specialist from the Crop Ecology and Genetic...