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 provinces. Livestock are at risk. Pasture is vanishing and water is limited. In many areas, crops have failed and even irrigated farmland is under growing pressure as groundwater levels drop and water becomes increasingly scarce. As harvests fail and animals weaken, families are running out of food and the incomes that once sustained them are declining. Thanks to Norway’s contribution to FAO’s Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA), livestock keepers in Jawzjan and Sar-e-Pul—two of the hardest-hit provinces—received animal feed from FAO to keep their herds alive, safeguard dairy production and protect their families’ source of nutritious food. In this video, farmers share their experiences.