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| FAO Representative: Mr. Tekeste Ghebray TEKIE | e-mail: FAO-AF@fao.org | web site: www.fao.org/world/afghanistan/ |
Thematic profiles and systems:
Environmental Governance and Institutions - From EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal of the World Resources Institute.
FAO Terminology - names of countries - In order to standardize and harmonize the vast quantity of terms used in FAO documents and publications, the Organization developed the terminology database FAOTERM. The Corporate NAMES OF COUNTRIES database also aims at facilitating the consultation and harmonization of country names throughout the Organization. Downloading options are available to enable the creation of customized country lists and databases.
Rural poverty country profiles - Produced by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
News:
25/11/2009 - Afghanistan: Abused Wife Gains Respect Through Food Aid
Afghanistan: Abused Wife Gains Respect Through Food Aid [World Food Program News]
09/07/2009 - Planting for profit in Afghanistan
Planting for profit in Afghanistan [The New Agriculturist - news and developments in tropical agriculture for a global audience]
08/07/2009 - Afghan mint - cleansing body and soul
Afghan mint - cleansing body and soul [The New Agriculturist - news and developments in tropical agriculture for a global audience]
07/07/2009 - Separating the wheat from the chaff in Afghanistan
Separating the wheat from the chaff in Afghanistan [The New Agriculturist - news and developments in tropical agriculture for a global audience]
03/07/2009 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan [The New Agriculturist - news and developments in tropical agriculture for a global audience]
23/12/2008 - 26th session of the Commission for controlling the Desert Locust in Southwest Asia
26th session of the Commission for controlling the Desert Locust in Southwest Asia [News from FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific]
07/08/2007 - Cereals production doubles in Afghanistan
Cereals production doubles in Afghanistan [News from FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific]
22/05/2007 - Alternative livelihoods
Alternative livelihoods [The New Agriculturist - news and developments in tropical agriculture for a global audience]
FAO related information sources in the country:
UNESCO Culture Sector in Afghanistan
UNIFEM in Afghanistan - UNIFEM is the women¿s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security worldwide.
Unicef - Afghanistan - UN childrens'agency.
WFP Afghanistan Country Brief - One of FAO's main partners in food security initiatives.
