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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

SudanLoading up a hay-cart supplied through FAO/FFH. The hay will serve as cattle feed during the dry season when there is insufficient pasture feeding. - - Haymaking and cattle feeding.. Peuls are semi-no...

IndonesiaDried paddy being wrapped into bunches. - - Rice Growing in Java.. Central Java is one of the most heavily populated rural areas in the world. In some parts, the demographic density reaches 1,500 inha...

SudanAfter the hay is mown it is raked into bundles in readiness for the hay-cart. - - Haymaking and cattle feeding.. Peuls are semi-nomadic pastoralists in the north of Senegal. They depend mainly on stoc...