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FAO Food Price Index falls for third straight month The FAO Food Price Index fell by 2 percent in September, finishing the month at 225 points, the third consecutive month that the index has registered slight declines.…
Afghanistan
Overview Afghanistan’s economy is growing strongly. The growth drivers in recent years have been aboveaverage agricultural production, strong growth in construction and transportation, and security spending enabled by large aid flows, especially in FY2009/10. Real GDP growth…
Afghanistan
Key Messages • Food security conditions for households at risk of food insecurity are expected to improve as government and donor assistance programs begin to materialize in the provinces affected by the poor 2010/2011 wheat harvest. • As…
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Key Messages Wheat prices have been steadily rising since mid 2010 in most markets and are expected to remain high due to the reduced harvest. Localized food insecurity is reported in north-western areas where drought conditions affected wheat…
Afghanistan
This document provides a weekly overview of developments in Afghanistan from 11—17 October 2011, with hyper-links to source material highlighted in blue and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or other…
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Solutions to food insecurity do exist A major food crisis has been hitting the Horn of Africa since the spring of 2011. Thirteen million people face a food emergency triggered by drought and agricultural price shock that…
Afghanistan
17 October 2011 – With winter approaching, the top Afghan agricultural official said more than the usual 30 per cent of the population is expected to fall under the poverty line due to a poor harvest…
Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN | OCTOBER 16, 2011 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Afghanistan joined the global community in observing World Food Day today. USAID used this occasion to express hope that Afghanistan, with…
Afghanistan
Key Points • The assassination of former-President and current Chairman of the High Peace Council, Mr. Rabbani, re-sulted in a Presidential statement that Afghanistan would halt negotiations with the Taliban, instead focus-ing upon direct talks with Pakistan. •…
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This document provides a weekly overview of developments in Afghanistan from 04 October 2011—10 October 2011, with hyper-links to source material highlighted in blue and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or other…
