Today the Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank signed a US$8 million grant agreement to enhance wheat and other cereal production by supporting small scale irrigation at the community level. The agreement was signed by Finance Minister HE Anwarul- Haq Ahady and World Bank Country Manager Mariam J. Sherman in Kabul.
The Afghanistan Food [...]

The Afghanistan seed industry has reached another important milestone in its recent development with the unanimous agreement by stakeholders nationwide to establish the Afghanistan National Seed Association (ANSA) as their umbrella organization for advocacy and representation both nationally and internationally. This decision was an outcome of sub-national consultations in the different regions of the country, [...]

A delegation of nine Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) led by Mr. Philippe Morillon of France are currently visiting Afghanistan to see first hand the performance of European Union (EU) funded projects especially regarding their transparency and effectiveness in the utilization of allocated funds. One key project that has been selected for examination by [...]

A total of 24 technicians from agricultural research stations across Afghanistan gathered together at the Dedadi Research Station in Balkh Province with their FAO colleagues for an intensive 2-day practical field workshop from 16 to 17 April on how to collect and analyze data from field experiments designed to assess the Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability [...]