FAO emergencies and resilience

Afghanistan

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43 million
country population

17.4 million people
in high acute food insecurity

80% of the population
derive their income from agriculture

Afghanistan is facing what has rapidly become one of the world’s largest food crises. Four decades of armed conflict, frequent natural disasters and increasing food prices have left almost half of the population without adequate means to produce or access food. With 80 percent of the population relying on agriculture for their food and income, providing vulnerable households with emergency livelihoods support is key to the humanitarian response.
Highlights
News
FAO seeks time-sensitive support to protect Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest ahead of critical planting window
06/08/2026

Kabul – Rising fertilizer prices are threatening Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest just as farmers prepare for what could be one of the country's most...

News
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
18/06/2026

Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security

News
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
17/06/2026

Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate...

 
Key documents
08/2026

Afghanistan continues to face severe levels of child acute malnutrition, driven by interconnected dietary, livelihood, health and environmental factors.

08/2026

The 2026 Middle East Crisis has triggered a sharp rise in global fertilizer prices, placing essential agricultural inputs beyond the reach of many smallholder farmers in Afghanistan.

07/2026

Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), provides flexible funding to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for emergency agricultural response and anticipatory action where it is needed most.

 
 
Multimedia
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Safeguarding livelihoods of drought-affected livestock keepers in Afghanistan
07/10/2025

Afghanistan is in the grip of an acute drought, the worst in years. It is hitting farming families hard particularly across north, northwest and northeast...

Video
Revitalizing Agriculture: The Success of Surkhrod Canal Rehabilitation
19/11/2024

The Surkhrod Canal, situated in Balabagh village, Surkhrod district of Nangarhar Province, covers 13.6 Km and plays a crucial role as an irrigation...

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