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
Highlights
News
FAO and World Bank launch matching grants to support Afghan agribusinesses, create jobs and boost rural economies
20/05/2026
From the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
FAO, UNICEF and France join forces to strengthen food security and nutrition for earthquake-affected families in eastern Afghanistan
12/02/2026
From FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
News
Afghanistan: FAO and Asian Development Bank advance $100 million initiative to boost food security and resilience
29/01/2026
Project to support more than one million Afghans in restoring livelihoods and withstanding future shocks
Key documents
Afghanistan: DIEM-Monitoring emergency agriculture support brief, November 2025 (round 11)
02/2026
This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the latest Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) round conducted in Afghanistan in September 2025.
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO, Annual report 2024
01/2026
In 2024, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development CooperationAgency (Sida), contributed SEK 74 million (USD 7.15 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations (FAO)
Digital vouchers as a market-based instrument for seed sector commercialization in Afghanistan, Phase I: Early findings
01/2026
Under the Emergency Food Security Project (EFSP), funded by the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a large‑scale seed commercialization initiative in Afghanistan.
Multimedia
Video
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...