Daily life in Aberdeen, Freetown. 

A young woman sick with malaria lying on a foam mattress outside her home in a shantytown in Aberdeen, Freetown. 

A father feeding his infant imported baby food in a shantytown in Aberdeen, Freetown. 

A handful of spelt, valued at 700 Leones (approximately USD $0.23) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

Food sellers preparing cassava in Lumley, Freetown. 

A handful of shelled peanuts valued at 1, 000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of chili peppers valued at 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of "big beans", as they are called locally, valued at 600 Leones (approximately USD $0.20) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of millet, valued at 1, 000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of dried okra valued at 500 Leones (approximately USD $0.17) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of cowpeas valued at 1, 000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of imported rice worth 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

Programme Officer Enitor Briggs at work in the FAO office in Freetown. 

A handful of pigeon peas or "konshu beans", as they are called locally, valued at 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of sesame seeds or "be-nee", as it called locally, valued at 1, 700 Leones (approximately USD $0.57) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of locally grown rice valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

Children playing an evening game of football in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 

A handful of locally grown rice valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

A handful of yellow lentils valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

Panoramic aerial view of Freetown.