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Man peaks out from the shed which houses the water
pump. Woman and children wash clothes in a nearby stream
in Barra Nova. Farmers of Barra Nova use a grain mill provided
by the project. Farmer Osmar Rodriguez Paixao shows a few visiting
farmers how he uses contour ploughing in the cultivation of capim
(fodder) to combat soil erosion on his Santa Rosa farm in Umari.
Osmar is one of the contact farmers selected by the project to
receive technical assistance on his farm which will then serve
as a model for other farmers. Farmers connect irrigation pipes which will bring
water to a banana plantation in Barra Nova. The project assisted
the farmers in the construction of this irrigation set-up. Farmers connect irrigation pipes which will bring
water to a banana plantation in Barra Nova. The project assisted
the farmers in the construction of this irrigation set-up. The
shed houses the pump which draws water from a nearby stream. Farmer Osmar Rodriguez Paixao shows a visiting
farmer a melon from his melon plantation on his farm in Umari,
near Baturité. Osmar is one of the contact farmers selected by
the project to receive technical assistance on his farm which
will then serve as a model for other farmers. Farmer Paixao explains to visiting farmer the advantages
of using a pump for irrigation on his farm in Umari, near Baturité.
Osmar is one of the contact farmers selected by the project to
receive technical assistance on his farm which will then serve
as a model for other farmers. Farmer Paixao shows the fruit of his papaya plantation
on his farm in Umari, near Baturité. Osmar is one of the contact
farmers selected by the project to receive technical assistance
on his farm which will then serve as a model for other farmers.
Farmer Paixao explains the benefits of irrigating
his bean field on his farm in Umari, near Baturité. Osmar is one
of the contact farmers selected by the project to receive technical
assistance on his farm which will then serve as a model for other
farmers. Farmer Paixao shows samples of beans grown on his
farm in Umari, near Baturité. Osmar is one of the contact farmers
selected by the project to receive technical assistance on his
farm which will then serve as a model for other farmers. Farmer Paixao shows his manioca cultivation on
his farm in Umari, near Baturité. Osmar is one of the contact
farmers selected by the project to receive technical assistance
on his farm which will then serve as a model for other farmers.
Farmers visiting Osmar Rodriguez Paixao who have
just been issued cards which enable them to buy food at discount
stores. Farmer Osmar Rodriguez Paixoa on his maize plantation
in Umari, near Baturité. Osmar is one of the contact farmers selected
by the project to receive technical assistance on his farm which
will then serve as a model for other farmers. A worker waters a 'batarraba' (a beet-like tuber)
cultivation of the Guaramiranga experimental station of the Ceara
Agricultural Research Company. A worker waters a 'batarraba' (a beet-like tuber)
cultivation of the Guaramiranga experimental station of the Ceara
Agricultural Research Company. A worker waters a 'batarraba' (a beet-like tuber)
cultivation of the Guaramiranga experimental station of the Ceara
Agricultural Research Company. Workers weeding an experimental plot where cabbage
is grown at the Ceara Agricultural Research Company. Workers weeding an experimental plot where cabbage
is grown at the Ceara Agricultural Research Company. Farmer Paixao explains to a group of farmers the
positive results obtained through the use of improved maize seeds.
Osmar is one of the contact farmers selected by the project to
receive technical assistance on his farm which will then serve
as a model for other farmers. Primary school attended by children of farmers
from Fazenda California, near Quixada. The project financed the
construction, furnishing, and equipping of the classrooms. Farmers near Fazenda California, near Quixada,
weeding a cotton plantation. Farmers near Fazenda California, near Quixada,
weeding a cotton plantation. Farmers near Fazenda California, near Quixada,
weeding a cotton plantation. Farmers near Fazenda California, near Quixada,
weeding a cotton plantation. A farmer of Fazenda California, near Quixada, standing
on a cotton plantation. A farmer of Fazenda California, near Quixada, standing
on a cotton plantation. Construction of a health clinic in Fazenda California,
near Quixada. Primary school attended by children of farmers
from Fazenda California, near Quixada. The project financed the
construction, furnishing, and equipping of the classrooms. |
A farmer looking at two cows in Fazenda Iracema,
near Quixada. A farmer looking at two cows in Fazenda Iracema,
near Quixada. A farmer standing near his horse in Fazenda Iracema,
near Quixada. A farmer with his goats which he received from
the research unit in Fazenda Iracema. The Ceara Agricultural Research
Company has developed a research unit in the Fazenda with the
aim of obtaining through proper breeding the preservation and
improvement of local species of sheep and goats. A farmer with the goats he received from the research
unit at the Ceara Agricultural Research Company. They have developed
a research unit in the Fazenda with the aim of obtaining through
proper breeding the preservation and improvement of local species
of sheep and goats. Farmhouse with mother and children peeking out
the window. Outside a farmhouse children pose with dog. Goats are loaded onto a trailer at Fazenda Iracema,
near Quixada. The Ceara Agricultural Research Company has developed
a research unit in the Fazenda with the aim of obtaining through
proper breeding the preservation and improvement of local species
of sheep and goats. Goats are loaded onto a trailer at Fazenda Iracema,
near Quixada. The Ceara Agricultural Research Company has developed
a research unit in the Fazenda with the aim of obtaining through
proper breeding the preservation and improvement of local species
of sheep and goats. Boys of a community of farming families, assisted
by the project, help in the construction work of the community
agricultural centre at Bom Fin near Limoeiro do Norte. Construction of a community agricultural centre
at Bom Fin, near Limoeiro do Norte, where a community of farming
families is being assisted by the project. Women from a farming community weed an onion field
in Bom Fin near Limoeiro do Norte, where the community is being
assisted by the project. Farmer Jose Osvaldo Holanda holds a pipe which
carries water to a system which irrigates his rice cultivation
at Socorro, near Limoeiro do Norte. Farmer Osvaldo Holanda and a farm-hand weeding
a rice paddy. Farmer Osvaldo Holanda weeding a rice paddy. Farmer Osvaldo Holanda weeding a rice paddy. Women from a farming community weed an onion field
in Bom Fin near Limoeiro do Norte, where the community is being
assisted by the project. Women from a farming community weed an onion field
in Bom Fin near Limoeiro do Norte, where the community is being
assisted by the project. A customer (left) is being shown a selection of
blouses produced by a group of seamstresses at an artisans center
in Flores, near Russas. A group of women sewing clothes at an artisans
center in Flores near Russas. The seamstresses are the wives and
daughters of a group of farmers of the Flores community who are
being assisted by the project. Farmers from Juareiro farm weed a bean field. Farmers from Juareiro farm weed a bean field. Farmers from Juareiro farm weed a bean field. Farmers from Juareiro farm weed a coffee field.
Farmers clearing ani irrigation canal at farm Juazeiro
near Tabulero do Norte. The farm is privately owned and cultivated
under a community system with assistance from the project which
provided pesticides, fertilizers, cement and other agricultural
inputs. Farmers weeding a rice paddy on the farm. A group of women sewing clothes at an artisans
center in Flores near Russas. The seamstresses are the wives and
daughters of a group of farmers of the Flores community who are
being assisted by the project. A group of women sewing clothes at an artisans
center in Flores near Russas. The seamstresses are the wives and
daughters of a group of farmers of the Flores community who are
being assisted by the project. |
