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28 August 2021
FAO calls for urgent humanitarian assistance for the winter wheat season
FAO calls for urgent humanitarian assistance for the winter wheat season
22 July 2021
Beads of sweat run down through the wrinkles of Khialy Gul’s forehead. He is harvesting his wheat field today in Nawju village in the Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan. “We received this support when we were in need,” emphasizes the Afghan farmer, as he wipes off the sweat of the...
Beads of sweat run down through the wrinkles of Khialy Gul’s forehead. He is harvesting his wheat field today in Nawju village in the Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan. “We received this support when we were in need,” emphasizes the Afghan farmer, as he wipes off the sweat of the...
24 June 2021
Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and FAO are reinforcing their partnership through an innovative long-term development programme to build resilience at community and ecosystems level, boost local rural economies in conjunction with the ongoing humanitarian response, and contribute to building peace in Afghanistan. “The new Climate Resilient Ecological and Agriculture...
Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and FAO are reinforcing their partnership through an innovative long-term development programme to build resilience at community and ecosystems level, boost local rural economies in conjunction with the ongoing humanitarian response, and contribute to building peace in Afghanistan. “The new Climate Resilient Ecological and Agriculture...
17 June 2021
FAO is promoting high conservation value forest species to help contain deforestation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Paktia province Situated in eastern Afghanistan, Paktia province used to be renowned by its pine nut forests. But since the outbreak of the war with the Soviet Union in 1979, illegal logging has...
FAO is promoting high conservation value forest species to help contain deforestation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Paktia province Situated in eastern Afghanistan, Paktia province used to be renowned by its pine nut forests. But since the outbreak of the war with the Soviet Union in 1979, illegal logging has...
01 June 2021
Milk producers’ cooperatives provide a platform for Afghan rural women to improve their livelihoods and develop their leadership abilities, thanks to FAO training. Child marriage forced Hazifa to drop out of high school when she was 16 years old. At that time, she had no choice but to give up her...
Milk producers’ cooperatives provide a platform for Afghan rural women to improve their livelihoods and develop their leadership abilities, thanks to FAO training. Child marriage forced Hazifa to drop out of high school when she was 16 years old. At that time, she had no choice but to give up her...
