Informes

KEY FINDINGS The locust infestation affected the crops in Bala Murghab and Qadis districts of Badghis province and Chaghcharan and Dawlat Yar districts of Ghor province this year (2017). Aforementioned districts in Ghor were also affected by locust…

Financing package underscores World Bank commitment to Afghan people in challenging times WASHINGTON, June 13, 2017—The World Bank today announced a financing package for Afghanistan of more than $500 million to help the country through a difficult…

KEY FINDINGS Mazar City is the main supply market for Kunduz City which, in turn, supplies most of the food to the other districts in Kunduz province. The wave of conflict that occurred throughout Kunduz province in…

2017 wheat production likely to be below average Key Messages Following widespread precipitation in late January, February, and early March, rainfall during the latter half of the spring has been generally below average, adversely affecting the development of…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing…

HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat: The current average wheat price in main cities’ markets of Afghanistan (AFN 23.5/Kg) is slightly lower by 3.0% compared to the same time last year (April 2016), but negligibly higher by 3.7% compared to the…

KEY FINDINGS Supplies of food commodities to Kandahar City are mainly from Pakistan via the Spin Boldak border. In turn, Kandahar city is the main supply chain of food commodities to most districts of Kandahar province, except…

Inside this Newsletter FSAC achievements for quarter one 2017 FSAC partner’s response/presence map - 2017 FSAC proposal and report writing training (Jalalabad & Hirat) Update on CHF 1st allocation 2017 Food security assessment in informal settlement of Kabul & Nangarhar Detailed food…

SITUATION OVERVIEW Conflict displacement has continued into 2017 with 67,850 new IDPs in the first quarter. While this represents a 40 percent reduction on those displaced by fighting in the same period in 2016, a rising insurgency…

In March this year, representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), together with officials from the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), and UNDP specialists from Afghanistan and Tajikistan, visited Kyrgyzstan and Japan…