Farming for Development: Rice Harvesting in Senegal

For some time to come the poorer countries of the world will have to rely on agriculture to raise their living standards and supply the capital they need to create industries. Agricultural production must therefore be increased. This requires tractors, fertilizers, new and better seeds, vast irrigation schemes, land reforms.
Student-farmers at the Centre for the Formation of Instructors and the Improvement of Farmers in Guerina learning to use the plough drawn by a pair of oxen. This centre was established by the Government with help from the International Labour Organization under the UN Development Programme.