Agriculture &
Livestock

Agriculture & livestock

sector goal


To assist individuals and communities to have access to improved agriculture system and increased food security both directly and through increasing family income; protecting the environment and natural resources;

the development and extension of improved varieties (crops, horticulture, forestation and livestock); strengthen livestock management;

communities to ensure sustainability; Establishing and improving of irrigation systems and facilitating of farmers to local market.

Agriculture & livestock

sector objectives

To ensure availability, access, stability and proper utilization of food items through building capacity of farmers and linking them to market;

To increase cereals, horticulture and vegetables yields through extension and distribution of agricultural inputs.

To strengthen livestock management as a livelihood means for increasing productivity

To improve proper utilization of water for efficient agricultural and livestock purposes;

To promote natural resource management and use of environment friendly services

Agriculture & livestock

sector Key Activities- 2019

During 6 months of 2019, the agriculture sector was implementing three projects in Samangan, Farah, Badghis, and Ghor provinces (Fig. 1) and the key activities of those projects are as follows:

Improving agricultural production and nurseries and fruit/vegetable garden

Development of nurseries and support of seedling production; Construction of block grants;

Distribution of agriculture and livestock inputs and providing various agricultural and livestock training;

Agriculture & livestock

sector Key Activities- 2019

uring 6 months of 2019, through implementing above mentioned activities more than 10,750 beneficiaries benefited from project activities.

Undoubtedly, projects’ achieved activities played an important role in farmers’ capacity building, self-sufficiency, and improvement in the agriculture field.

Helping farmers

online

Usually, farmers are suffering from agricultural problems such as diseases, pests, nutrient deficiency, and other problems. Helping farmers online might be one of the best ways to help farmers and decrease their problems.

Undoubtedly, projects’ achieved activities played an important role in farmers’ capacity building, self-sufficiency, and improvement in the agriculture field.

Through this path, farmers who faced various agricultural problems can contact with CHA-Agriculture specialists via Facebook,

and after analyzing problems by Agriculture specialist, they will receive back the recommendation and instructions for solving their problems.