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 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Scene of one of the poorest areas of Ouagadougou in the Kaarpaala District. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. A woman riding her bicycle through the streets of Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. A man riding his bicycle within the city of Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. A boy is pictured against a street scene in Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. A woman carrying onions at a market downtown in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 

BURKINA FASO 2008. General view of the FAO Representation in Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. A family making its way by donkey cart on a road near the village of Bagré. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Bean varieties on sale at a roadside market place in Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. 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. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Interior view of the offices at the FAO Representation Bureau in Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Women selling maize and fish at the Sankayaare Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. A woman selling leafy vegetables in the downtown market place in Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Interior view of the offices at the FAO Representation in Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. A line of trucks on the road to Gourcy. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Oil and rice on sale at Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Rice and oil being sold at a market stall in Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Cereal traders at Ouagadougou's Sakayaare Market. 

BURKINA FASO 2008. Women carrying wood in the village of Tougo, near Gourcy.