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    A Bengali laborer totes a load of earth on a river bank project [Image 12 of 17]

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    A black-and-white archival photograph showing laborers carrying heavy woven baskets filled with large clods of earth or rock on their heads. The foreground subject, a young person wearing a head cloth as padding, bears the load with both arms raised to steady the basket. Additional workers carrying similar loads are visible in the background against an open field.

    BANGLADESH

    07.13.2015

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    USAID, Historical Archive           

    The 1974 floods in Bangladesh intensified that country's food shortages. The government of Bangladesh, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, adopted a Food for Work program to stimulate food production, feed hungry people and provide jobs. By reclaiming land, rehabilitating canals to permit irrigation of dry land and expanding and improving flood control, the program will enable Bangladesh to reduce its dependence on outside food sources. AID is cooperating in this effort by financing food and nutrition programs, the purchase of fertilizers and pesticides, the construction of a fertilizer plant and the relocation of the Agricultural Research Institute. A Bengali laborer totes a load of earth on a river bank project. Nearly all work in Bangladesh is done by human muscle.

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    Date Taken: 07.13.2015
    Date Posted: 07.13.2015 14:21
    Photo ID: 2058895
    VIRIN: 150713-O-ZZ999-016
    Resolution: 3252x4000
    Size: 1.81 MB
    Location: BD
    Web Views: 74
    Downloads: 4

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    US Agency for International Development
    Flood Control
    Bangladesh
    River Bank Project
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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