Farmers at work in a rice paddy. 

A woman working in a rice field carrying a child on her back. 

A farmer displaying grains of rice in his hand. 

A farmer harvesting rice. 

General view of a rice plant. 

General view of a rice plant. 

Close up of a rice plant. 

General view of a rice plant. 

Farm workers harvesting rice. 

Close up of a rice plant. 

Portrait of a female farm worker and children. 

Portrait of a female farm worker and children. 

Rural landscape. 

Two young students presenting FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf with a bouquet of rice upon his arrival in Voinjama. 

Portrait of children of farm workers. 

Portrait of female farm workers and children. 

FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf on a field visit to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, which was built with assistance from FAO. 

FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf on a field visit to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, which was built with assistance from FAO. 

FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf on a field visit to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, which was built with assistance from FAO. 

Farmer women drying rice in the sun in Ahero.