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Afghanistan
Water Shortages, High Fertilizer Prices Threaten Afghanistan’s Wheat Crop
DID Press: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that shortages of irrigation water and rising fertilizer prices are putting increasing pressure on Afghan farmers and could reduce the area planted with and production of winter…
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Taliban Calls for Expanded FAO Support for Afghanistan Agriculture
DID Press: The Taliban’s agriculture minister has called for expanded cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support Afghanistan’s agriculture and livestock sectors. Ataullah Omari, the Taliban’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, made…
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UN Warns Afghanistan Faces Above-Average Heat This Month
DID Press: United Nations has warned that Afghanistan is likely to experience above-average temperatures this month, alongside near-normal rainfall levels, according to a new climate outlook. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said its Afghanistan office…
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Over 2,000 Afghan Farming Families Receive Wheat Seed Packages
DID Press: In 2025, FAO, supported by the European Union, distributed certified wheat seed packages to more than 2,000 farming families in Afghanistan’s Badghis, Helmand, and Kandahar. Each package includes 50 kilograms of certified wheat seed, 100 kilograms of fertilizer,…
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FAO Supporting Food-Processing Centers for Afghanistan Women
DID Press: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that despite extensive restrictions on the lives and work of women in Afghanistan, the agency continues to support women-only food-processing centers across the country. In a report released on Sunday, (Dec.…
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World on Brink of Hunger Catastrophe, Warns UN
DID Press: A new report titled “Hunger Hotspots” by two UN agencies warns that food insecurity is worsening rapidly in multiple regions worldwide. Six countries — Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Mali, Haiti, and Yemen — are on the brink of…
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Afghanistan
UN Solar Project to Tackle Afghanistan’s Water Crisis
DID Press: As Afghanistan faces its most severe drought in decades, the UN, in collaboration with the World Bank, launched a $5.23 million project to expand solar-powered irrigation across five provinces of the country. The United Nations Office for Project…
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UK and FAO Launch £10M Project to Strengthen Agriculture in Afghanistan
DID Press: In a strategic move to enhance rural livelihoods and reduce food insecurity in Afghanistan, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the UK, launched a £10 million initiative titled “Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods” (ReAL). The project will…
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