FAO Digital Media Hub - INDONESIA 1951. Project to irrigate 6,000 hectares

Hide details

Alternative Versions

Archive

Black and White

Geography and history

History

Explore More Collections

Conceptually similar

INDONESIA 1951. Project to irrigate 6,000 hectares

INDONESIA 1951. Fishing carp fry

INDIA 1951. Harvesting rice

INDONESIA 1955. Examining carp harvest at a private farm

INDONESIA 1951. Rice terraces and watering systems

MEXICO 1951. Measuring tree-growth

CEYLON 1953 (SRI LANKA from 1972). Fishermen hauling their beach-seine

THAILAND 1953. Nutritional Survey team examines children

AFGHANISTAN 1952. Farmers observe the procedure of rinderpest inoculation

AFGHANISTAN 1952. Two farmers

THAILAND 1953. Showcasing Tilapia fish characteristics at Bangkhen Experiment station

THAILAND 1953. Tilapia fingerlings in net

CEYLON 1953 (SRI LANKA from 1972). Live-bait bonito fishermen standing on an outrigger canoe

MEXICO 1950s. Forestry expert checking the technique used by the men in charge of measuring tree-growth

THAILAND circa 1950. FAO instructor demonstrates rice mill

Similar tones

View images with similar tones

Add to collection

INDONESIA 1951. Project to irrigate 6,000 hectares

Indonesia, 1951 - Local workers constructing a 70km canal. The Government of Indonesia undertook a project to irrigate and recover 6000 hectares of land. FAO sent specialists to advise on irrigation and drainage.

08/03/2015

Country or Territory Indonesia

UNFAO Source FAO Photo Library

File size 8.86 MB

Unique ID UF12GNT

FAO. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given.

Background Information The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has sent many experts to the region to support 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.