This year is set as the International Year of Family Farming by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, as orange farmers go about their job in Bahia State.
Updated: April 23, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Orange farming in Brazil
View of lemon plant to be implanted in orange plants in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Oranges are seen in a sack in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Orange leaves grow in a lemon stem after implant, in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Workers pick oranges in a field in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
A worker selects lemon trees for future implants with orange plants in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
A worker picks oranges in a field to gain 90 centavos (around 38 US cents) per sack in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
An orange design is seen at the entrance to Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Harvested oranges are washed and waxed at a cooprative plant in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
A worker carries a basket of oranges in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
A worker picks oranges in a field to gain 90 centavos (around 38 US cents) per sack in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Stems of lemon plants are bended after being implanted with a piece of orange plant inside a greenhouse in Rio Real. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP