FAO Afghanistan Newsletter January 2020 - Issue #19

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Two FAO Afghanistan staff received awards under the Employee Recognition Initiative 2019For the first time in the history of FAO, FAO Director General (DG) announced the launching of an exciting initiative to celebrate the contributions of FAO staff. Since dedication and team spirit are essential in achieving FAO’s aims and objectives, the idea of the initiative was to showcase some of the numerous instances of team spirit, professionalism and the hard-working, down-to-earth attitudes that FAO needs in order to contribute to the eradication of hunger. This initiative was launched also with the objective of building an open and transparent FAO with people-centered and people driven approach to ensure FAO’s success, and consolidate unity, integrity, agility and diligence that would help all staff, and the Organization to work better to deliver FAO’s service worldwide.

Nominations were collected throughout FAO to recognize the staff in two categories - 100 employees and 100 young employees. An inclusive, clear, and straightforward nomination process spanned across FAO work streams globally, and the three Deputy Directors-General and the Directeur de Cabinet were made responsible for the preliminary screening of around 1000 nominees. Approximately 300 candidates for the employee category and 200 for the young employee category were selected after the first screening process. FAO Afghanistan was

extremely excited to see two of its staff making to the preliminary lists: Mr. Rajendra Aryal (FAO Representative) for the 100 Employees and Mr. Farid Yosufi (National Operation Officer) for the 100 Young Employees.

A polling was opened after the first screening process and FAO Afghanistan was thrilled to see both of its nominees made to the list of 100 in each category.

A special event was held in Rome on 18 December 2019 to acknowledge these employees in Rome chaired by the DG. Following the event at the headquarters, FAO Afghanistan also organized a special event in Kabul to felicitate the two employees.

FAO Afghanistan team feels extremely happy and proud to see the colleagues receiving the prestigious award under the first ever initiative and sincerely thanks FAO colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region for their valuable votes.

FAO team is committed to work hard to fight hunger and achieve food security for all in Afghanistan.

Congratulations to Rajendra Aryal and Farid Yosufi!

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With the approval of the government of Afghanistan, the Republic of Korea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined hands to provide emergency assistance to around 1,600 vulnerable and severely drought and flood-affected farming families in Afghanistan’s remote and most food insecure province, Daikundi.

Under this new arrangement, the worst affected families, especially women headed-households and women from smallholder families will benefit from the project with the provision of agriculture input packages, such as certified seed, fertilizer and kitchen gardening tools. The beneficiaries will also receive training on good agriculture practices that will enable them to cope with future climate-induced disasters.

This project will be implemented by FAO in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL). The project is supported by the Government of the Republic of Korea with total funding of USD 331,271.

“Korea, once a war-torn country, was able to overcome poverty and achieve food security and social and economic development in a remarkably short period of time. It was an investment in the agriculture sector along with hard work and education that made all this possible. The seeds we provide to Afghan farmers are not just seeds of crops but also seeds of hope that Afghanistan can do the same that Korea did, or even better. By strengthening rural farmers, the new project will not only address food insecurity and malnutrition in Daikundi but also contribute to making Daikundi more self-reliant,” said H.E. Mr. Zha Hyoung Rhee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Afghanistan.

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Saffron production is turning into a great business in Western Afghanistan

Saffron is considered as one of the world’s most expensive spices as it is largely cultivated and harvested by hands requiring a vast amount of labor for its harvesting and on-farm processing. Saffron stigma and corm are used in cooking for color and delicate flavoring, perfume and medicines. In recent years, saffron production has become as one of the most important sources of income for small and medium scale Afghan farmers and traders. As estimated, in 2019, the farmers and traders earned over USD 27 million from saffron production and export.

There is a high demand for saffron within Afghanistan, however the market elsewhere is much greater such as China, India, UAE, Europe and the USA. Due to its light weight and high value per kilogram, it can easily and economically be transported from villages to towns and by air to these destinations. Saffron production therefore is considered as an important activity for the economic growth of the country. Recently Afghan saffron was ranked first in the world for its quality[1] and Afghanistan was ranked as the third-largest producer of saffron in the world. Although there is significant growth in saffron production across the country, its production is still very low com-pared to the global market demand.

Herat is one of Afghanistan’s major provinces for the production of saffron because of its climatic conditions favorable for saffron pro-duction. FAO through its USAID-funded project “Promote the Value Chain - West (PVCW)” is working with the local traders to build their capacity to produce, process and package hygienic and quality saffron meeting global quality standards; equip them with the standard ma-chineries, assist them in getting ISO certificates, and connect them with the global market by supporting them to attend global exhibi-tions.

PVCW is also a project employing and empowering women. Mahtab Saffron in Enjil district of Herat is one of the companies employing only women as its workers in saffron production and processing. The company employs around 30-40 women at a time. FAO supported this company with the capacity building training on hygienic saffron processing and packaging, and provided the required machineries for standard drying and packaging of saffron. FAO also assisted the com-pany in acquiring International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000 certificate, a certificate ensuring quality, safety, and efficien-cy of products, services and system to export the products outside the country. The company believes that its production capacity has increased to 40% thanks to FAO’s technical and equipment support.

Tayeba Abasi, 23, is the head of the processing unit at Mahtab Saf-fron. She is working with this company since 2018. “The working environment is very good for women and saffron production has be-come a great source of income for our women workers. Previously, we used to do hard works to earn money, however after joining this company and with the provision of high-quality machinery from FAO, work has become much easier for us. Women in this company earn around AFN 8000 per month (about USD 100) and this income largely supports our livelihoods”, said Tayeba Abasi with a smile in her face. With support from FAO, work in the company is highly standardized.

Obtaining the ISO certificate was a major milestone that has enabled the com-pany to increase its export four times higher than its usual range. The company is now able to export its product to foreign markets and the main customers so far have been from China, Saudi Arabia, the USA, and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, other saffron production companies have reached out to Mahtab Saffron to get guidance on getting the ISO certificate.

Obtaining the ISO certificate is one of the most important parts of the business. The traders and business owners can get this global cer-tificate if they meet all the criteria. Once it’s acquired, export of the products outside the country becomes much easier.

1,600 severely drought and flood-affected farming families will receive emergency assistance by the Republic of Korea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Farming families in Afghanistan’s

“Daikundi is one of the remote provinces in Afghanistan with high level of food insecurity. It is one of the prioritized provinces for FAO in terms of livelihoods assistance. Thanks to the generous contribution from the Republic of Korea, FAO will be able to address most urgent livelihoods needs of around 1 600 food-insecure smallholder households”, said Rajendra Aryal, FAO Representative in Afghanistan.

The 2018 drought directly affected the lives and livelihoods of more than two thirds of Afghanistan resulting in around 10.5 million people most severely impacted. At least 300,000 people were internally displaced due to drought. The coping capacities of smallholder agricultural-based households had been severely eroded with a large number of these households resorting to extreme coping actions such as reduction in food consumption, sale of productive assets, forced migration, increased indebtedness, and at times taking children out of school and/or marriage at earlier-age. Further, in 2019 there were flash floods in some of the drought-affected provinces leading to exacerbation of already vulnerable livelihoods. Republic of Korea joined the concerted efforts to support drought-affected families and contributed 1 million USD to FAO in 2019 to provide emergency assistance to more than 68,000 drought-affected farmers in Ghor, Badakhshan and Daikundi.

FAO is working with different donor agencies and partner organizations to support the most vulnerable and food insecure farmers in the worst affected provinces of Afghanistan. Since December 2018, FAO has supported 1.9 million vulnerable and food insecure farmers in Afghanistan’s 21 out of 34 provinces. The livelihoods assistance includes the provision of wheat seed packages, fertilizers, animal feed, and fodder crop seed to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.

Denmark supports improvingFood Security and Nutrition in Afghanistan by providing approximately USD 3 million

The Kingdom of Denmark through the Royal Danish Embassy in Kabul and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined hands to provide emergency assistance to more than 129,000 vulnerable and food insecure farmers and their families in five food insecure provinces of Afghanistan, namely Badakhshan, Daikundi, Ghor, Herat and Uruzgan. Under this new project, the vulnerable small holder farmers in the most food insecure areas will receive agricultural inputs such as improved wheat seeds and fertilizers and trainings on improved agriculture practices so that they can rebuild their agricultural livelihoods and enhance their resilience to future shocks. These small holder farmers will also receive kitchen gardening and vegetable cultivation kits that will help them have access to additional food and nutrition sources.

To help the most food insecure families to recover from the shocks and rebuild their community water structures, the project will assist them with cash to support the construction of soil-water conservation and flood protection walls. Through these interventions, the most vulnerable farming households that are still affected by 2018 drought and the ones affected by 2019 floods, specifically women-headed households, will be prioritized for the support.

The project will be implemented by FAO in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL). The project is supported by the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, which has provided funding of approximately USD 3 million for its implementation.

“Food security situation is still a concern since Afghanistan still faces crisis. Many households have still not recovered from the devastating effects of the 2018 drought and have been relying on irreversible coping mechanisms that affect their ability to recover from the crisis. We hope that with this support we could enhance the resilience of the affected farmers”, said H.E. Hashmatullah Ghafoori, MAIL Deputy Minister.

“I am pleased to announce Danish support through FAO of nearly USD 3 million for improving food security and nutrition in Afghanistan. Food security and livelihood crisis are affecting millions of citizens in Afghanistan. Denmark together with other donors are joining efforts to respond to the emergency needs of Afghans affected by drought and flooding, said H.E. Michael Lund Jeppesen, Danish Ambassador to Afghanistan”.

“A large number of the population is food insecure and this is due to a combination of chronic vulnerability and the prominent impacts of 2018 drought”, said FAO Representative in Afghanistan, Rajendra Aryal. “An immediate response is needed to mitigate further impoverishment, malnutrition and migration. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Government of Denmark for their timely and generous support. I believe this assistance will positively impact on improving the agriculture-based -livelihoods of the vulnerable farmers in the five provinces”, Aryal further added.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis indicates that approximately 14 million people are estimated to be in crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity (IPC 3 and 4) during the first months of 2020 in Afghanistan (Flowminder population projections). e. Out of these, an estimated 2.4 million are in dire need of emergency livelihoods assistance nationwide, and these people require urgent action to protect their livelihoods and restore their productive capacity severely affected by multiple shocks.

• Saffron production is turning into a great business in Western Afghanistan• Two FAO Afghanistan staff received awards under the Employee

Recognition Initiative - 2019• 1,600 severely drought and flood-affected farming families will receive

emergency assistance by the Republic of Korea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

• Denmark supports improving food security and nutrition in Afghanistan by providing approximately USD 3 million

• In-country Consultation Workshop on Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference held successfully in Kabul.

• Training Workshop on Bathymetric Survey and HEC-RAS Dam Break Analysis conducted in Kabul

• A female-owned saffron business leads the market in Herat• Sweden provides FAO with USD 2 million to protect and rebuild agricultural

livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Afghanistan• Development of Afghanistan’s First Agro-climatic Zoning Atlas

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Denmark supports improving Food Security and Nutrition in Afghanistan

In-country Consultation Workshop on Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference held successfully in Kabul.Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference (APRC) is a biennial event that is conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to share FAO’s work and experience on the specific regional priorities and areas of technical focus and get feedback from a broad range of stakeholders and member countries; foster greater ownership of the APRC outcomes, and promote a more inclusive dialogue between FAO and all stakeholders in food security, nutrition, and agriculture in member countries.

This year, the forthcoming 35th APRC will be conducted in Bhutan during 17-20 February 2020 with the aim to discuss FAO’s work and priorities for the member countries in the region in the areas of food security, nutrition, and agriculture.

Since this conference is very important for developing countries like Afghanistan, a high-level delegation from FAO Afghanistan and the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) will attend the conference to represent the country in the event. Prior to the APRC, FAO Afghanistan conducted an in-country consultation workshop with key partners from the Government and civil society organizations to identify Afghanistan’s priorities and needs.

“Given that over 50% of the Afghan population is under the poverty line, more works and stronger partnerships are needed to tackle this problem in Afghanistan. This conference is a great opportunity for us to further discuss the improvement of agriculture and food security in our country”, said H.E. Mahboobullah Nang, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, MAIL.

“The food and agriculture sector is very important and the key to the development of the country. We are happy that a high-level delegation from Afghanistan is participating in this event to represent the country. This consultation workshop is therefore held to ensure that our interests are well-reflected in the conference”, said Rajendra Aryal, FAO Representative in Afghanistan.

Training Workshop on Bathymetric Survey and HEC-RAS Dam Break Analysis conducted in Kabul

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) jointly organized a nine-day training workshop on bathymetric survey and HEC-RAS (hydrological module) dam break analysis from 14 to 23 January 2020 in Kabul.

The ultimate aim of the activity was to provide data for the preparation of Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for dam break situations. The workshop served as a platform for the stakeholders to discuss and brainstorm the major challenges faced by water sector, in particular by the Dam Safety Unit of MEW and to improve the capacity of the Unit to conduct bathymetric survey of reservoirs and dam break analysis of barrages.

The workshop was facilitated by FAO international experts and attended by about 50 water experts from MEW and Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS).

The training consisted of theoretical principles and practical field work, which enabled the participants to learn how to conduct bathymetric survey, process data, analyze the results and incorporate the results into dam-break model. The training included a one-day field trip to Qargha dam as well.

“Organizing such workshops help us to have better understanding of water dams in the country”, said Najibullah Shirzad, acting PCU Director, MEW. ”The Ministry of Energy and Water has decided that

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Her business began to grow

Karima’s real journey started when she first attended a 14-day training course in Herat organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) -funded Promoting Value-Chain – West (PVCW) project, implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The training covered business plan writing, saffron cultivation and pest management, saffron processing, packaging and branding, and marketing. The knowledge gained from this training proved to be highly beneficial for her to improve the processing and branding of her products. Also, through FAO’s facilitation, she attended different national and international exhibitions that both exposed her products to international buyers and increased her understanding of international market requirements. Karima now exports saffron to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Ukraine, and Australia.

“I am getting more and more interested in this field, because I believe that saffron is an important high-value crop not only in Afghanistan, but across the globe. Through the sale of this product, I cannot only make money, but also show a positive face of Afghanistan to the world,” says Karima with pride and confidence.

The PVCW project helped her to enhance the productivity of her company. In 2018, she harvested 28 kilograms of saffron from 40 acres of land, whereas in 2019, production increased to 50 kilograms of saffron from the same land. She has also improved the quality of saffron, and her company now sells a kilogram of saffron at AFN 82 000 (around USD 1,000), nearly 17 percent more than she previously sold. The increase in production and sales has motivated Karima to expand her business. She plans to have additional land to cultivate saffron and take advantage of the huge demand for saffron to target more national and global customers. Compared to the current demand, the level of production is still very low, and I am seeking every opportunity to expand my production”, explains Karima.

Karima is also trying to improve her business skills. She is currently studying Business Administration in Herat University, while proudly running her own saffron production company.

When it comes to employment opportunities, women get fewer chances in Afghanistan, mainly due to cultural restrictions and existing perceptions that women are not capable to work outside their houses. Karima is fighting against these prejudices by working and creating jobs for other women. She currently employs 28 women that are mainly engaged in processing, packaging, and administrative works. “I want to create more jobs for women, specifically for those, who are the only bread winners in their families”, says Karima. “On one hand, this job helps them earn some income and enhance their livelihoods, and on the other hand, it improves their social status,” she adds.

staff who receive the necessary theoretical and practical training in this workshop will continue to apply their experience and knowledge on the country’s water dams in the future”, he added.

“This was a fruitful training, and I am sure the participants learned a lot of necessary technical matters”, said Eng. Sayed Shabir Shobair, IRDP national project coordinator and Chief Engineer. “The day allocated for the practical work in the reservoir of Qargha dam enabled the participants to carry out the study of sedimentation and the determination of the volume of water and they managed to obtain good results although it was too cold and some parts of the reservoir were frozen”, he further added.

The workshop was specifically conducted under the Irrigation, Restoration, and Development Project (IRDP) a joint FAO and MEW project that is financially supported by the World Bank.

IRDP aims to improve access to irrigation, strengthen the capacity of water resources management, rehabilitate irrigation schemes and carry out river bank protection and dam safety works.

A female-owned saffron business leads the market in Herat

Story of an Afghan woman creating job opportunities to other women to improve their livelihoods

“I believe that nothing is impossible in this world. Everything is difficult before it’s easy; however, once we start, we can move forward very fast,” says Karima Sadiqi, the owner of a saffron production company in Herat Province of Afghanistan. Despite the challenges and problems, she faces in the community as a woman entrepreneur, she strongly believes that the problems mean greater opportunities to improve the lives of Afghan women in the country.

Karima always wanted to be an independent woman and have her own identity and income to address her needs. However, as a woman living in a conservative society in Afghanistan, it was not easy for her to convince the family to begin her own business. She struggled but continued until she finally succeeded.

Karima started a small saffron processing center with few women in Herat. After working as a saffron producer for three years and learning more about the saffron business, she decided to register her business—Karwan Saffron—and started competing with other saffron production companies in the local market. As a new businesswoman, it was extremely hard for her to compete in a male-dominated market since she was not very familiar with market linkages and branding of the products.

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Karima Sadiqi, the owner of a saffron production company in Herat Province of Afghanistan.

Supporting women to improve their livelihoods and enhance their social status

“Thanks to the generous support from USAID, PVCW has been very successful in supporting the Afghan entrepreneurs to introduce Afghanistan’s high-value products to the global market. The project not only generates income and creates more jobs, but it also largely helps empower the women. We hope that we can continue this effort in the future as well,” says Rajendra Aryal, FAO Representative in Afghanistan.

PVCW is funded by USAID and implemented by the United Nations FAO in western Afghanistan. The project promotes inclusive growth and job creation in the agriculture sector by improving the capabilities of producers and private enterprises. PVCW focuses mainly on increasing the productivity of high-value crops, supports the use of better technology, and works with businesses to improve their processing techniques, quality control, and marketing. The project also links Afghan farmers and entrepreneurs to domestic and international markets.

Sweden provides FAO with USD 2 million to protect and rebuild agricultural livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Afghanistan

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden through the Swedish Embassy in Kabul and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have joined hands to provide agriculture assistance to 84,000 vulnerable and food insecure smallholder farmers in three most food insecure provinces of Afghanistan, namely Daikundi, Ghor and Uruzgan.

Under this project, the vulnerable smallholder farmers in the most food-insecure areas will receive improved and certified wheat seeds and training on improved agriculture practices, which will enable them to rebuild their agricultural livelihoods and enhance their resilience to future shocks. These smallholder farmers will also receive kitchen gardening and vegetable cultivation kits that will help them have access to additional food and nutrition sources.

To support the most food-insecure families to recover from the shocks and rebuild their community water structures, the project will also assist them with cash to support the rehabilitation of water structures and flood protection walls.

The project will be implemented by FAO in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL). The project is supported by the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, which has provided funding of USD 2 million for its implementation.

“I am pleased to announce a new Swedish contribution through FAO of more than USD 2 million for improving food security and nutrition in Afghanistan - said H.E. Caroline Vicini, Swedish Ambassador to Afghanistan - Food security and livelihood crisis are affecting millions of citizens in Afghanistan. Sweden, together with other donors are joining efforts to respond to the emergency needs of hundreds of thousands Afghans affected by conflict and natural disasters such as drought and floods.”

FAO emphasizes the importance of agriculture in Afghanistan

“A large number of people in Afghanistan rely directly or indirectly on agriculture as their main means of livelihoods, and rebuilding their agriculture-based livelihoods will help strengthen their resilience and their coping capacity”, said Rajendra Aryal, FAO Representative in Afghanistan. “I would like to sincerely thank the Government of Sweden for their generous support to protect the livelihoods of the vulnerable smallholder farmers in three provinces of Afghanistan”, he added.

Agriculture is the backbone of the rural economy of Afghanistan and is a way of life for most of the population in rural areas. The agriculture sector contributes about 30 percent of the national GDP. The frequency and intensity of drought have however increased over the years in Afghanistan unfortunately, and the 2018 drought directly affected more than two-thirds of Afghanistan resulting in around 13 million people being most severely impacted. At least 300,000 people were internally displaced due to the 2018 drought. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis indicates that around 10.2 million people are in severe acute food insecurity and require urgent humanitarian action to protect their livelihoods. Out of these, around 7.8 million people in a crisis situation (IPC Phase 3) and 2.5 million people in an emergency situation (IPC Phase 4).

FAO is working with various donor agencies and partner organizations to support the most vulnerable and food-insecure farmers in the worst affected provinces of Afghanistan. Since December 2018, FAO has supported 1.9 million vulnerable and food insecure farmers in Afghanistan’s 21 out of 34 provinces. The livelihoods assistance includes the provision of wheat seed packages, fertilizers, animal feed, vegetable seed packages, hand tools, fodder crop seed, and rehabilitation of community-based water infrastructure to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.

Development of Afghanistan’s First Agro-climatic Zoning Atlas

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) has supported the development of Afghanistan’s Agro-Climatic Zoning Atlas Part 1 with several agro-climatic indicators. The development of this Atlas has enabled the experts to understand the possible climatic change scenarios for the country for the next 100 years using four

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Concentration Pathways (RCP) characterizing a range of possible future climate distortions for the periods of 2011–2040, 2041-2069 and 2070–2099. The predication of the agro-climatic indicators for Afghanistan will enable the agriculture sector to formulate policies and strategies for the adaptation and mitigation of the impacts of climate changes, and it will help the farmers improve their livelihoods through the opportunity to increase production of cereals, fruits, nuts and vegetables.

For the development of agro-ecological zones’ historical assessment time series, data were used from three main sources, namely: the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre, and the EU WATCH Integrated Project, which have been updated on monthly basis with variations in climate over the last century. Year-by-year climatic data analysis was undertaken for the period between 1961 and 2010, and time series data were used to compile three 30-year baseline data sets for the periods 1961-1990, 1971-2000 and 1981-2010, and for compiling associated statistics.

“Ultimately this analysis will help the Government of Afghanistan develop supply chains for higher value-added products, improve practices and extension services, build downstream agro-processing capacities, improve agriculture monitoring, analysis and land resources information management systems as well as land suitability details.

I would like to sincerely thank our counterparts who played an important role in the development of yet another important document that will help us reduce the effects of climate change in agriculture sector in Afghanistan”, said H.E. Nasir Ahmad Durrani, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. “With the current trend, climatic conditions in Afghanistan will change and the country will become much warmer in the future. This Atlas can therefore serve as an important data source to inform relevant stakeholders to act timely and respond to the needs of vulnerable farmers and prevent future climate shocks”, said Rajendra Aryal, FAO Representative in Afghanistan.

Against the backdrop of climate change, adoption of new strategies for monitoring agriculture, rural land use planning and land management are urgently required in Afghanistan to combat hunger and poverty among rural population and assure sustainable food and feed production for future generations. The availability of reliable information on natural resources and agriculture for its monitoring and analysis is essential to the development and implementation of such strategies.

The development of this Atlas was done under the FAO project titled “Strengthening Afghanistan Institutions’ Capacity for the Assessment of Agriculture Production and Scenario Development” in Afghanistan funded by the European Union (EU) with a generous contribution of USD 2.5 million.

Contact information:

FAO Representation in AfghanistanKabul, AfghanistanFAO-AF@fao.org

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