FAO in Afghanistan

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27 June 2018
Istanbul, Turkey – On the 27-28th of June 2018, Chief Veterinary Officers and other animal experts from the Governments of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met in Istanbul, Turkey for the second multilateral meeting on Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) in the Central/Southern/Western Asia regions. The Food and Agriculture Organization...
23 April 2018
23 April 2018, Behsoud, Nangahar: An opening ceremony for a training center and accommodation facilities was held near the Miran Intake in the Behsoud district of Nangarhar province by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Peace Medical...
14 April 2018
Forestry and Forest Management is the sector faces many challenges posed by climate change, loss of biodiversity, drought, deforestation and inefficient supply chains. FAO through the Global Environment Facility Fund, is supporting the General Directorate of Natural Resources Management of Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and livestock (MAIL) in promoting the...
14 April 2018
On 14th of April 2018, FAO organized a joint event with Directorate General of Natural Recourse Management (DGNRM) and presented registration certificates to the 10 newly appointed Forest Management Associations (FMAs). A step forward in the direction towards achieving the objectives of a GEF funded FAO project, which is supporting...
11 March 2018
Kabul – Agriculture is increasingly knowledge-intensive as the sector faces many challenges posed by climate change, loss of biodiversity, drought, desertification, increase in food prices and inefficient supply chains. There is a continuing need to provide the right information to the people who need to make the decisions that make...