Informes

On 2 June, the Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock and FAO jointly projected a bumper wheat harvest for 2009, which is 63 percent higher than last year's. Wheat harvest this year will be record high for the past…

Dans le cadre du Programme d'intervention en réponse à la crise alimentaire mondiale (GFRP), le Groupe de la Banque mondiale a lancé un mécanisme de financement rapide afin d'accélérer les apports d'aide aux pays qui en ont le plus…

Executive Summary This paper brings together key findings and recommendations from three years of research conducted by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) under the "Applied Thematic Research into Water Management, Livestock and the Opium Economy" project (hereafter abbreviated to…

1. Consumer Price Index (CPI) National Consumer Price Index (CPI) (1) in May 2009 was 35.5 percent points lower than in May 2008. The annual drop in the national food index was 61.4 percent points, which was mainly due to…

During the winter months, most vulnerable families in northern Afghanistan suffer from an acute lack of food and fuel. In Baghlan and Faryab provinces, ACTED provided support to 4,233 beneficiaries through Cash for Work (CFW) activities and direct aid…

Kabul, 10 June 2009 - The United Nations and the Peace Dividend Trust today urged the international community to buy locally-produced products to boost Afghanistan's growing private sector economy, at a conference to promote local Afghan suppliers. The Local Procurement…

Summary Canada achieved progress toward priority objectives during the quarter, in the context of continuing counter-insurgency warfare and severe humanitarian conditions. With training and mentoring by the Canadian Forces, Afghan National Army units in Kandahar showed marked improvement. Brigade Headquarters and one…

Afghanistan will see its best wheat harvest in 32 years, according to a report released today by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Estimates suggest overall cereal production will rise to 6.3…

EU pledges US$144 million to FAO's Initiative on Soaring Food Prices (ISFP) Responding to food security concerns in developing countries which have been compounded by the global economic meltdown, the European Union (EU) has committed €106 million (US$144 million) to FAO's…

Key Points - Flood response ongoing in North and Northeast; possibility of more flooding in the Northeast - Contingency planning continues - Advocacy for wider adoption of ISAF's white vehicle policy - Civilian casualties rise in May; April numbers revised upwards - HAP Mid-Year…