FAO in Afghanistan

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09 May 2019
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have joined forces to support the development of the first ever Geographical Indication (GI) system in Afghanistan. Thanks to this new agreement, the Afghan Government will be able to set up a national...
02 May 2019
New Delhi, India - A delegation of high-level government officials and members of the Afghanistan Food Security and Nutrition Agenda (AFSeN-A) participated in a training on policy change analysis in agriculture food security and nutrition in India. The training focused on using the Kaleidoscope model to examine the evolving of food...
15 April 2019
Kabul, Afghanistan - Since its inception two year ago, the “Strengthening Afghanistan Institutions Capacity for Assessment of Agriculture Production and Impact Scenarios Development” project has working to build the capacity of government institutions to create, manage and use agricultural data. While the idea behind it may sound simple, good data...
05 April 2019
Kabul, Afghanistan –The Ministry for Energy and Water (MEW) presented the FAO Representation Office in Afghanistan with an award for its “excellent work in developing and managing the water sector in Afghanistan.” The award was presented to the FAO Country Representative Rajendra Aryal by the Acting MEW Minister, Mohammad Gul Khulmi, and...
18 March 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan - A 9-member delegation of high-level government officials and members of the Afghanistan Food Security and Nutrition Agenda (AFSeN-A) participated in an international training workshop in Islamabad for examining innovative approaches to improving food security and nutrition utilizing the Kaleidoscope model. The Kaleidoscope model examines how food policies evolve as they...