COSTA RICA26 June 2015, Cordonsillo of Volcan of Buenos Aires of Puntarenas (172 km southeast of the capital), Costa Rica - A worker selects a pineapple (ananas cosmosus) processing plant and packaging by appl...

COSTA RICA26 June 2015, Cordonsillo of Volcan of Buenos Aires of Puntarenas (172 km southeast of the capital), Costa Rica - A worker selects a pineapple (ananas cosmosus) processing plant and packaging by appl...

COSTA RICA26 June 2015, Cordonsillo of Volcan of Buenos Aires of Puntarenas (172 km southeast of the capital), Costa Rica - Pineapple (ananas cosmosus) processing plant and packaging by applying good agricultu...

COSTA RICA26 June 2015, Cordonsillo of Volcan of Buenos Aires of Puntarenas (172 km southeast of the capital), Costa Rica - A worker selects a pineapple (ananas cosmosus) processing plant and packaging by appl...

COSTA RICA26 June 2015, Cordonsillo of Volcan of Buenos Aires of Puntarenas (172 km southeast of the capital), Costa Rica - A worker selects a pineapple (ananas cosmosus) processing plant and packaging by appl...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - A workman stacking sacks of grain in an FAO/EUFF storage unit which will be distributed to farmers. FAO Project - OSRO/NER/005/SPA: Emergency assistance for the protection of li...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - Workmen stacking sacks of grain in an FAO/EUFF storage unit which will be distributed to farmers. FAO Project - OSRO/NER/005/SPA: Emergency assistance for the protection of live...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - Inhabitants of the nearby village of Zangon standing in line at a cereal bank. Cereal banks hold a reserve of seeds for the community during difficult growth periods. FAO Projec...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - Inhabitants of the nearby village of Zangon standing in line at a cereal bank. Cereal banks hold a reserve of seeds for the community during difficult growth periods. FAO Projec...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - A plaque of a cereal bank in the village of Bazigui in the Zinder region. The bank is sponsored by FAO, the Cellule de la Crise Alimentaire (CCA) of Niger, Belgium and World Food...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - Two men riding camels pass in front of a cereal bank. Cereal banks hold a reserve of seeds for the community during difficult growth periods. FAO Project - OSRO/NER/005/SPA: Eme...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - Inhabitants of the nearby village of Bazigui standing in line at a cereal bank. Cereal banks hold a reserve of seeds for the community during difficult growth periods. FAO Proje...

NIGER26 May 2010, Zinder - A woman of the Bazigui village leaving a community cereal bank. The bank is sponsored by FAO, the Cellule de la Crise Alimentaire (CCA) of Niger, Belgium and World Food Programme...

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

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...

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...

HondurasFarmers unloading maize from a truck for storage in a warehouse. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security throug...

HondurasA young woman harvesting coffee beans from a home garden. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through bette...

HondurasA young woman harvesting coffee beans from a home garden. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through bette...

HondurasA farmer riding his donkey and leading another, laden with fuel wood. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security t...

HondurasHarvesting coffee beans from a home garden. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better agricultural...

HondurasClose-up of maize. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better agricultural practices with people's...

HondurasWorker storing maize in a warehouse. This maize will be used to feed livestock. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food...

HondurasA landslide has blocked a road. Farmers sawing a fallen tree. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through b...

HondurasWorker storing maize in a warehouse. This maize will be used to feed livestock. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food...

HondurasClose-up of maize. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better agricultural practices with people's...

HondurasA woman feeding maize to her hens. The hen-house has been built under the trees, thus protecting the poultry from the strong tropical sun. Trees are pruned for fuel wood for domestic use. - - Rural De...

HondurasSilo manufacturing. A man making small silos for storing maize and beans. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food securi...

HondurasWorkers put cheese through a press in a cheese processing plant. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security throug...

HondurasA woman farmer holds soap paste that has been processed from olives. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security th...

HondurasIn a cheese processing plant, a woman holds a finished cheese. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through...

HondurasA woman farmer boiling olives that will be processed into soap. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through...

HondurasIn a cheese processing plant, workers weigh cheese. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better agri...

HondurasA woman farmer sorting olives. The olives will be processed into soap. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security...

HondurasIn a cheese processing plant, workers boil milk. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better agricul...

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...

HondurasMen and boys transporting maize following its harvest. Maize harvesting is one of the main activities of the men of the village. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: G...

HondurasSilo manufacturing. A man taking beans out of the silo. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through better...

HondurasMen and boys transport the maize harvest. Maize harvesting is one of the main activities of the men of the village. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NE...

HondurasMen and boys transport the maize harvest. Maize harvesting is one of the main activities of the men of the village. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NE...

HondurasSilo manufacturing. A man making small silos for storing maize and beans. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food securi...

HondurasWorker storing maize in a warehouse. This maize will be used to feed livestock. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food...

HondurasA farmer and a boy harvesting maize. Maize harvesting is one of the main activities of the men of the village. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. Th...

HondurasSilo manufacturing. A man making small silos for storing maize and beans. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food securi...

HondurasWorkers storing maize in a warehouse. This maize will be used to feed livestock. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food...

MexicoElderly farmer picking coffee berries. - - General: General.

IraqLooking after tree seedlings in a nursery. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian population...

IraqWood storage. - - 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 of the continuing...

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...

IraqA fish vendor gutting fish at Baghdad market. In the background is a view of Kadhimain mosque, which has two domes and four gold-coated minarets. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 9...

NepalFAO's Special Programme for Food Security is helping Nepali women to improve seed quality, which will lead to more bountiful harvests. - - General: General.

MozambiqueCarrying bundles of fuelwood that will be sold by the roadside to create additional income for the rural forest community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET....

MozambiqueCarrying bundles of fuelwood that will be sold by the roadside to create additional income for the rural forest community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET....

MozambiqueFree distribution of oranges grown on a communal plot of land with technical support from the Provincial Forests and Wildlife Services. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/...

South AfricaSmall farmer feeding dairy cattle. The cattle graze on communal land but, at present, there are too many cattle in the area and agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture are encouraging farmers to...

MozambiqueTaking home fuelwood from the forest. The forest is an important source of timber and fuelwood for 600 families that live in the area. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/M...

MozambiqueYoung boy carrying a basket of fuelwood on his head. The forest is an important source of timber and fuelwood for 600 families that live in the area. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Ma...

EcuadorProcessing of agave. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assist the National Centre of Agrotechnology in El S...

SudanGroundnuts that will be sown as seeds. - - General: General.

SudanFarmer shelling groundnuts: The best will be selected to plant as seeds. - - General: General.

PhilippinesChildren riding a horse over land where rice has been harvested. - - Agri-Based Livelihood for Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Soldiers and Their Families in the Special Zone of Peace and Develo...

PhilippinesHarvesting rice in an area that was deserted due to fighting two years previously. The rice harvest was poor because of bad weather conditions. Drought followed by heavy rain resulted in infestation o...

PhilippinesHarvesting rice in an area that was deserted due to fighting two years previously. The rice harvest was poor because of bad weather conditions. Drought followed by heavy rain resulted in infestation o...

PhilippinesHarvesting rice in an area that was deserted due to fighting two years previously. The rice harvest was poor because of bad weather conditions. Drought followed by heavy rain resulted in infestation o...

HungarySmall private farmer sowing seeds. The seeds are first selected and appropriately treated. The land (approximately 5 ha) and the tractor are the farmer's property. - - General: General.

HungaryKalocsa is famous for the production of chilli peppers, onion and potatoes. All production is privatized. Here, women prepare sacks of onions for sale at the general market of Budapest. - - General: G...

SenegalWomen carrying citrus plants for transplanting. - - Horticultural Production in the village of Kabatekenda: TFD-97/SEN/002. The purpose of this TeleFood project was to develop and intensify market gar...

YemenSeedling distribution for the establishment of a new nursery. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, w...

RwandaRutongo, a farming village 15 kilometres from the Rwandan capital of Kigali where crates of vegetable seeds and simple hand hoes are being unloaded and distributed to Rwandan refugees. - - Emergency T...

NigerSoil being unloaded from a lorry. In an effort to create an infrastructure to advance the project, over 200 km of rural roads and accessory structures have been built. - - Integrated Development Proje...

SenegalFather and son planting tree seedlings. The blue plastic covers the soil near the roots (plastic bags collected from village waste), helping to retain the moisture. - - Amanagement des fà??s et Gestio...

BhutanA woman and her granddaughter collecting clover seed by hand in an improved meadow. - - General: General.

AlbaniaDonkey laden with leaves which are used for bedding, returning down a mountain path to the village of Guri i Bardhe. - - General: General.

RwandaMother bearing a heavy headload carries her child on hip. - - General: General. A US$18.4 million programme, coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided Rwandan farmers with...

RwandaChildren carrying firewood on their heads along road in Rwandan countryside. - - General: General. A US$18.4 million programme, coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided R...

RwandaMan and woman carrying head loads along a country road. - - General: General. A US$18.4 million programme, coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided Rwandan farmers with t...

RwandaWoman carrying container of water on her head. - - General: General. A US$18.4 million programme, coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided Rwandan farmers with tons of be...

RwandaPortrait of a young mother carrying baby on her back and a basket on her head. - - General: General. A US$18.4 million programme, coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided...

NigerAn Acacia albida tree being used as a natural silo for fodder. - - Keita Integrated Development Project: GCP/NER/028/ITA. The Keita Integrated Development Project was launched in 1984 following an acc...

Viet NamWorkers tending a large community mangrove forest south of Ho Chi Minh City. The wood produced in this 25,000 hectare forest is used for making charcoal for the stoves of Ho Chi Minh City. - - General...

NigerThe leaves, fruit and roots of this Acacia albida tree are used for self-fertilization, while the bark is used for making medicinal drugs. It is an ideal tree for agroforestry products. - - Keita Inte...

SamoaA young man eating coconut flesh. - - Agriculture Productivity of Subsistence Farmers, Western Samoa: TCP/SAM/6652. The Government of Western Samoa is adopting a policy to improve technical assistance...

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...

GhanaGrains of corn being examined at the government owned Winneba Farm in the Accra area in the south of Ghana. - - Post Harvest and Food Storage Control. A joint project between FAO and the Government of...

HondurasNine hundred and eight-three hens in this chicken farm produce an average of 600 eggs a day, which are sold in the market in El Progresso. Profits are shared among the Cooperative's members. - - Agrar...

BrazilMechanization is used in the harvesting of legumes. - - Biological Nitrogen Fixation. The following Brazilian Government agencies, The Centre for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, The Institute for Agron...

ColombiaCoffee beans growing at the CENICAFE experimental centre near Manizales. Dehydrated coffee pulp was used as fertilizer. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia National...

Costa RicaA storehouse with bags of balanced animal feed made from coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia National Federation of Coffee Growers, in conjunction with...

ColombiaA coffee grower transporting coffee beans on a donkey to a processing plant where the coffee beans will be extracted and the waste will be recycled. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Produ...

ColombiaSerried rows of coffee plants in plastic containers at the CENICAFE nursery near Manizales. Dehydrated coffee pulp fertilization will be used in their cultivation. - - Recycling of Organic Residues fr...

ColombiaClose-up of leaves of healthy young coffee plants at a CENICAFE centre. These plants were fertilized with recycled coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia N...

ColombiaWorker at the CENICAFE experimental centre picking coffee beans. These trees were fertilized with dehydrated coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia Nationa...

EcuadorWorker weeding at government tree nursery at Nagsiche in Cotopaxi Province. The nursery supplies tree seedlings (Pinus radiata and cypress) for afforestation cooperatives. - - WFP Assistance to Commu...

EcuadorVillagers of El Chilco de la Merced (3 200 m) in the province of Imbabura, prepare to plant trees on the hillside of the altiplano, part of an afforestation project using Pinus radiata. This work is c...

VenezuelaWoman shopping in a refrigerated meat section of a supermarket at Caracas. - - Meat and Dairy Industry. Agriculture contributes about 9% of the GNP and provides work for about 25% of the economically...

EcuadorYoung village woman filling bucket with water at new communal tap at Llactahurco in Cotopaxi Province. This facility was built as part of community development through the traditional Indian system of...

ThailandGood maize crop grown in pilot demonstration area of Mai Sa. - - Integrated Watershed Management and Forest Land Use Project. People desperately in need of land for cultivation are rapidly destroying...

LebanonA rich potato harvest at a farm about 15 km from Zahle, in the Bekaa region. - - Operation Seed Potato in Lebanon. The potato is an important food crop in Lebanon and normally the farmers import abou...

ItalyA crate of mixed vegetables including cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, leeks, onions, lettuce, at a market in Italy. - - General: General.

ItalyCrates of lettuce on sale at a market in Italy. - - General: General.