Kabul, August 2003
 
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION
IN POST-WAR AFGHANISTAN
A REPORT ON THE WINTER AGRICULTURAL SURVEY
2002-2003

 

Hector Maletta - Raphy Favre

 

AFGHANISTAN
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
FAAHM
Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Information Management and Policy Unit
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations

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Four fifths of the Afghan population live in rural areas, and most are farmers or farm
labourers. The Winter Survey provides an account of the structure of the farming
sector and the rural farming population in Afghanistan, with an emphasis on food
security.

The 2002-2003 crop season in Afghanistan was the first one planted and harvested in relative peace, after the end of a long period of domestic and international strife and political instability, and also the first one after the long drought that afflicted the
country since 1999, a plight that in many parts of the country ended only with the Autumn rains in late 2002. After staging a healthy recovery in 2002, but still with many areas under the effects of the drought, agriculture in Afghanistan continued its recovery in the 2002-2003 crop year with a significant increase in areas planted, and an very good harvest.

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