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21 September 2025
Nuristan, a remote province in northeastern Afghanistan, is one of the country’s most mountainous and forested regions. Communities here have long depended on their surrounding landscapes for food, fuel and grazing. But in recent years, these ecosystems have grown increasingly fragile, facing pressures from human use and a changing climate....
Nuristan, a remote province in northeastern Afghanistan, is one of the country’s most mountainous and forested regions. Communities here have long depended on their surrounding landscapes for food, fuel and grazing. But in recent years, these ecosystems have grown increasingly fragile, facing pressures from human use and a changing climate....
Afghanistan: FAO and UK launch GBP 10 million initiative to boost rural resilience and food security
04 August 2025
New partnership to help over 150,000 people enhance food production, incomes and climate resilience across 15 provinces by May 2026 Rome/Kabul- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UK government have launched a new initiative to improve food security, boost rural livelihoods and help Afghan communities...
New partnership to help over 150,000 people enhance food production, incomes and climate resilience across 15 provinces by May 2026 Rome/Kabul- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UK government have launched a new initiative to improve food security, boost rural livelihoods and help Afghan communities...
03 June 2025
Ms. Laila, a 40-year-old mother of four children from Qarghayi district in Laghman province, faced challenges in providing food for her family. Her husband, a local farmer, earned very little, and they owned only two goats. With no personal income, Liala depended entirely on this limited livelihood. Poverty prevented her...
Ms. Laila, a 40-year-old mother of four children from Qarghayi district in Laghman province, faced challenges in providing food for her family. Her husband, a local farmer, earned very little, and they owned only two goats. With no personal income, Liala depended entirely on this limited livelihood. Poverty prevented her...
21 May 2025
In October 2023, a devastating earthquake struck Herat province, severely impacting the districts of Zindajan and Guzara. Thousands of farming families lost their homes, livelihoods, and hope almost overnight. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in partnership with Action Aid and with funding from Kuwait, launched an emergency initiative...
In October 2023, a devastating earthquake struck Herat province, severely impacting the districts of Zindajan and Guzara. Thousands of farming families lost their homes, livelihoods, and hope almost overnight. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in partnership with Action Aid and with funding from Kuwait, launched an emergency initiative...
19 May 2025
In southern Afghanistan, livestock is more than a livelihood —it is survival. For vulnerable herding families in drought affected districts like Khakriz, Panjwai, and Maiwand in Kandahar province, keeping animals alive through winter is a growing challenge. With European Union funding, FAO through Kandahar Refugee Organization (KRO) and Social Uplift Organization...
In southern Afghanistan, livestock is more than a livelihood —it is survival. For vulnerable herding families in drought affected districts like Khakriz, Panjwai, and Maiwand in Kandahar province, keeping animals alive through winter is a growing challenge. With European Union funding, FAO through Kandahar Refugee Organization (KRO) and Social Uplift Organization...
