Afghanistan
Core Messages: In October Early Warning Information Working Group meeting, FEWS-NET was in participation, but Solidarités International, WFP, iMMAP and Agromet shared their information through e-mail. Climate and water availability: According to IRI weather probability forecast, precipitation over the…
Afghanistan
FAO Press Release – Kabul, 17 October 2012 Today, 17 October 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the…
Afghanistan
Today, WFP celebrates World Food Day in Afghanistan along with its sister agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock. This year the emphasis is…
Afghanistan
Contract farming spurs agricultural production in Parwan. Farmer Abdul Wahid and 15 fellow vegetable and fruit farmers from the village of Bodikow, Parwan will sleep more soundly tonight with the assurance of a buyer at harvest. On…
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Crisis Overview Conflict, natural disasters and a lack of development have turned Afghanistan into one of the poorest countries in the world. Although the country made significant improvements over the last years, particularly with regards to the…
Afghanistan
Wheat is the staple food for most Afghans, comprising more than 70 percent of their diet. Low-quality rice is a poor, but sometimes necessary, substitute. All markets represent significant population centers and consumer markets. Kabul, the…
Afghanistan
Visiting places of detention and restoring family links The ICRC regularly visits prisons run by nations contributing to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, by US forces and by the Afghan authorities. These visits also help separated…
Afghanistan
Main highlights: -Average wheat grain retail prices were on decreasing trend since July-2011 and continued until July 2012 and increased in the month of August and September 2012. On the international market continues decreasing trend of wheat…
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Japan meteorologists say El Niño has begun Data from the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean indicates that an El Niño weather system has begun and could last until early next year, adding another threat to crops…
Afghanistan
Key Highlights: The wheat price increased in global, regional and country markets. The increase in country main city markets is still slower than regional and global markets due to good harvest this year and sustained wheat flour…
