Afghanistan
AFG Hero
43 million
country population
17.4 million people
in high acute food insecurity
80% of the population
derive their income from agriculture
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
Afghanistan: Understanding the drivers of child acute malnutrition embedded within local livelihood systems - Executive brief
08/2026
Afghanistan continues to face severe levels of child acute malnutrition, driven by interconnected dietary, livelihood, health and environmental factors.
Afghanistan: Protecting the 2027 wheat harvest, Urgent call for assistance
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.
Priority countries: Sweden’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
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...
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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...