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Implementing the food and nutrition security strategy in Afghanistan - GCP/AFG/091/GER

Year of publication 2017

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Food and nutrition insecurity is a severe and widespread problem in Afghanistan. About 30 percent of the population is food insecure, and 40 percent of Afghan children under five years of age suffer from chronic undernutrition. The majority of vulnerable and food insecure people live in rural areas, and depend on agriculture and livestock as their main sources of livelihood. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) developed a strategy to address the critical issues of food a nd nutrition security. However, its institutional structures and technical and management capacities need strengthening in order to effectively implement this strategy.

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