Java, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has sent many experts to the Far East to help Governments to reclaim land by irrigation or drainage. Increased agricultural production is the first step to healthier economy and subsequently higher standards of living of the population, the ultimate goal of the FAO.