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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. A view of maize trial fields used by INERA (Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques) for research.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. An INERA researcher (Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques) studying the impact of organic fertilizer on the growth of maize in a trial field.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2008. A boy with a watering can looking across a harvested maize field in Kamilombe, 20km outside of Lubumbashi.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2008. A woman harvesting corn (maize) in Kamilombe, 20km outside of Lubumbashi.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2008. Women harvesting corn (maize) in Kamilombe, 20km outside of Lubumbashi.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. Insect and plant specimens in disuse at a research station of the Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques (INERA).

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. Birds flying above a tree in the Nkula Forest.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. Guest houses for INERA researchers (Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques) situated near in the Yoko Forest.

PERU Guinea pig at research farm

The INERA Station Chief (Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques) searching for a botanical specimen archived in the Erbolarium which is in a state of disrepair and disuse.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. A view of the Nkula Forest.

An old growth tree in the Nkula Forest. Once these trees are logged, they are unable to regrow under the shade of the forest. The Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques (INERA) condu

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. Views of the Nkula Forest under study by the Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques (INERA) for its biodiversity.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. Guest houses for INERA researchers (Institut National d'Études et de Recherches Agronomiques) situated near in the Yoko Forest.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2009. Birds flying above a tree in the Nkula Forest.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2024. FAO DDG Beth Bechdol Official Travel

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Hybrid maize plant

A head of hybrid maize growing at the Owanda Experimental Centre. - - Assistance to Coffee Development. This FAO project is designed to assist the government in the promotion of coffee as a cash crop. FAO experts and volunteers are teaching farmers the various aspects of cultivation, including the use of fertilizer in order to produce large coffee crops of superior quality. Some farmers are also learning techniques of drying coffee. The project began in 1979 and has been extended to the end of 1986.

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