Children resting under the shade of a tree in the Kaarpala District in Ouagadougou. Kaarpala is one of the poorest districts in Ouagadougou and has been severely affected by the rising food prices. 

Children playing soccer as a donkey lingers in the Kaarpala District in Ouagadougou. Kaarpala is one of the poorest districts in Ouagadougou and has been severely affected by the rising prices of food 

Bean varieties on sale at a roadside market place in Ouagadougou. 

A woman selling fish in a downtown market in Ouagadougou. 

Interior view of the offices at the FAO Representation Bureau in Ouagadougou. 

Cereal traders at Ouagadougou's Sakayaare Market. 

Interior view of the offices at the FAO Representation in Ouagadougou. 

Women buying fruit in a downtown market in Ouagadougou. 

A woman selling leafy vegetables in the downtown market place in Ouagadougou. 

Rice and oil being sold at a market stall in Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

Local inhabitants of the village of Tougo in the district of Gourcy loading bricks onto a cart for transport. 

Women preparing and selling meals at Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

Oil and rice on sale at Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

A famer, pictured outside his home with his seeds he has received from an FAO seed and fertiliser distribution point in the village of Kibilo Tougu, on the outskirts of Ouagadougou. 

FAO distribution of seeds and fertilizers in the village of Kibilo Tougu, just outside of Ouagadougou. 

A restaurant owner in the village of Tougo preparing rice for clients. 

Selling rice at Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

A small grocery store at Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

A handful of cowpea seeds at the FAO seed and fertiliser distribution point in the village of Kibilo Tougu, just outside of Ouagadougou. 

View of the entrance to the FAO Representation in Ouagadougou.