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he Kishanganj block of Baran ADP, Rajasthan, is a dry drought-prone area. The farmers in this area often faced crop failure due to water scarcity. With the majority of the people being dependent on agriculture for livelihood, the low yield and crop failure led to serious debts.
The decreasing ground water level made the fields unfavorable for cultivation.
To address this issue, Baran ADP has been organizing the farmers through formation of the Farmers Association in communities to enhance the knowledge on new techniques. In partnership with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (An Agriculture Research Institute), the ADP also focuses on teaching people new agriculture techniques/practices and conserving rain water by constructing check-dams and digging of ponds, desalting of check-dams, renovation of ponds etc.
In Karvari Kalan, where there were heavy losses in agriculture in the past years, the farmers have benefitted through digging of farm ponds. Poor and vulnerable families are engaged in creating such structures under the food for work/cash for work program to ensure food security in their households. These interventions have contributed to the physical and economic well-being of the poor and vulnerable people.
In South Chicago, the arts are part of a "green: way of life. The Artists Garden created by the South Chicago Art Center is a respite of art and nature that grew out of a once-abandoned city block. The sculptures were made by local artist couple Maria and Roman Villareel, who created welcome signs, built a gazebo, planted flowers and vegetables. If you visit in May, you can attend the 10th Ward Green Summit that includes tours of the energy efficient affordable housing and classes on going green.
St. Vitus Parish and its legacy is still celebrated, since, as a key player in the history of Pilsen’s community organizing the parish spearheaded the first Pilsen Via Crucis in 1977. The Way of the Cross is a march and re-enactment of Jesus Christ's stations of the cross that is held on Good Friday.
Hullappa’s family has been receiving help from World Vision India through Sangamesh, who is a sponsored child.Hullappa’s family has already been struggling under a lot of debts. They had borrowed a sum of Rs.40,000 which is around ($ 816)sometime back, which they were not able to pay back. Now, including the interest the sum amount stood at a staggering Rs.1, 60,000(($3265) four times the amount they had borrowed.Hullappa’s sons are now working at a construction site in Bijapur, they have migrated alone, leaving back their children, wives and father in the village. But there are many families in the village who have already migrated to cities and other neighboring states in search of alternate jobs, making the lives of children vulnerable to a whole lot of issues.Hullappa lost all the onions he had cultivated on the two and a half acres of land he had.
Galería histórica | 1945 - 2025
Desde su fundación en 1945, la FAO ha acompañado a los países de América Latina y el Caribe en su camino hacia la erradicación del hambre, la transformación de los sistemas agroalimentarios y el desarrollo rural sostenible.
Esta galería fotográfica conmemora 80 años de trabajo conjunto, reflejando momentos clave de la historia regional: desde el impulso a la agricultura familiar y la creación de políticas de seguridad alimentaria hasta la respuesta a crisis económicas, climáticas y sociales.
Cada imagen es testimonio del compromiso de la FAO con una mejor producción, una mejor nutrición, un mejor medio ambiente y una mejor vida para todos, sin dejar a nadie atrás.
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