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Afghanistan diaries
Forests for people: traveling to the remotest province to visit forestation efforts by FAO
by - 09/06/2023
Take a look at the team's journey to work towards promoting the protection and sustainable use of natural resources while meeting society’s growing needs for decent and resilient livelihoods for local communities in Badghis.
Afghanistan diaries
Poverty hits rural Afghanistan: skinny, barefoot children, underweight animals and pending debts
by - 20/08/2022
Modaser Islami, FAO National Communications Officer, has recently been on a humanitarian mission to the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan to talk to local people about the situation and FAO’s response to the humanitarian crisis.
Afghanistan diaries
An assessment of the humanitarian situation on the ground in Baghlan
26/06/2022
Nessar Ahmad Khuram, FAO National Safeguards Officer, shares his experiences from a field mission to Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, where he spoke to farmers and rural residents who have been severely affected by flash flooding events.
Afghanistan diaries
A road mission to one of the remotest and most deprived provinces
11/06/2022
Noor Ahmad Burhani, National Dairy Industry Development Specialist in Herat, shares his experiences from a recent mission to the capital of Ghor province, where a small pocket of “catastrophic” levels of food insecurity has been detected for the first time in the country.
Afghanistan diaries
A road mission to one of Afghanistan’s most war-affected districts
04/05/2022
Faridullah Sherzad, FAO National Soybean Trial and Seed Associate in Mazar-e-Sharif regional office, shares his experiences from a recent mission to Khan Abad district in Kunduz province. His story is a mix of disappointment, contentment and hope.
Afghanistan diaries
A symbol of resilience: remaining optimistic at the toughest times
by - 19/04/2022
Hashim Azizi, FAO National Graphic Designer, went on a field mission to eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan to speak to the farmers who benefitted from FAO’s wheat assistance during the winter wheat campaign.