FAO in Afghanistan

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15 February 2021
FAO helps vulnerable livestock keepers safeguard their livelihood, boost milk production and avoid rural migration in Afghanistan Landholding in Nuristan province of Afghanistan is for the few. The vast majority of Nuristan’s population rely on livestock production. However, due to climate change and weather extremes, making a living out of it...
08 February 2021
Women increase their income and improve their family’s food security and nutrition through kitchen gardening thanks to the support provided by FAO in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Bibi Aqiq, 58, gets ready to start picking the vegetables in the garden. “I couldn’t imagine this produce when I planted it, and in no...
01 February 2021
Japan pledges new funding to FAO’s emergency operations in Afghanistan Funding to provide time-critical agricultural support to 8 000 food insecure smallholder families 1 February 2021, Kabul – Japan has announced today its decision to disburse USD 122.2 million to support humanitarian and development programmes in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The new...
31 January 2021
FAO increases the resilience of Kuchi nomadic communities through COVID-19 sensitization and anticipatory action in remote areas of Afghanistan Nasruddin’s income had suddenly plummeted since the last spring migration in April. For some strange reason he could not figure out, he was not selling anywhere near as much as he used...