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Our Partners

 

Here are a list of the projects we are currently working on in Afghanistan with our partners:

  1. Accelerating Horticultural Markets funded by the EC
  2. Strengthening rural livelihoods- Sharak Animal Health Care funded by MoFA of the Republic of Lithuania
  3. Upper Catchment rehabilitation funded by the EC

 

Accelerating Horticultural Markets in the North and West of Afghanistan through Working with Smallholder Farmers

In response to the recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MAI) Horticultural Working Group (HWG) that the horticulture sector should be demand-oriented and export-led, this project will focus on ‘commercially viable' solutions to improving identified horticultural markets.

This Afghanaid-project aims to target current small holder orchard farmers of selected existing fruit / nut trees - including grapes, raisins, pistachios, almonds, apricots, pomegranates, and apples - to enhance their productivity and integration into sustainable markets through resolving weaknesses in value chains and upscaling intensive commercial production.

This project aims to work in two districts in Samangan (Khuram wa Sarbagh and Aybak), one district in Ghor (Kaminj) and one district in Badakhshan (Baharak) in identified horticultural products to enhance the quality / quantity of their yield and facilitate farmers' integration into local and / or regional and international markets. The selected districts are those where the Agency is currently operating and which have demonstrated a strong potential for horticultural growth and development.

 read our full report here

 

Shaharak Animal Health Care

Strengthening Rural Livelihoods - Livestock Development in Ghor 

The goal of this project was to reduce mortality and morbidity of livestock and poultry in 3 districts of Ghor province. The specific objectives of the project were:

  1. To facilitate provision of veterinary services through a system of paravets and Basic Vet Workers (BVWs) towards development of sustainable Veterinary Field Units (VFUs).
  2. To facilitate provision of animal husbandry extension services including training of barefoot animal husbandry specialists.

 read our full report here

 

Upper Catchment Rehabilitation and Management in Badakhshan

Reliance on rain-fed farming leaves the Afghan population vulnerable to drought, as was starkly shown between 1998 and 2002. This affected crops, causing many families in Badakhshan province to lose their assets and incur debts. 

Farming systems are complex and comprise of crops, horticulture and livestock with excessive exploitation or degradation of one component producing serious negative consequences for the others. A comprehensive approach to watershed management that encompasses all these components is the most appropriate approach.

read our full report here