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Emergency support to vulnerable food insecure farming families affected by high prices and drought through provision of quality wheat seed and fertilizer for the spring and autumn 2009 planting seasons

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Countries Afghanistan
Start date 31/03/2009
End date 13/09/2010
Status Completed
Recipient / Target Areas Afghanistan
Budget 1 475 068 USD
Project Code OSRO/AFG/903/CHA
Objective / Goal To improve the food security of some 12 000 vulnerable households in drought-affected areas of Afghanistan through the provision of improved wheat seed for the autumn 2008/spring 2009 planting seasons.
Beneficiaries 84 000
Activities

The overall objective of the project was to support 12 000 vulnerable farmers affected by high food prices and the drought crisis through the provision of quality wheat seed for the spring and autumn 2009 planting seasons. The expected project outcomes were:

  • immediate resumption of wheat planting by 12 000 vulnerable, drought-affected farming families;
  • increased crop production, resulting in enhanced food security and reduced dependence on food aid; and
  • raised awareness of the benefits of using high-yielding wheat seed varieties and dissemination of improved wheat seed among farmers in the project districts for subsequent cropping seasons.