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Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock to Perform Policy Gap Analysis - TCP/AFG/3606

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In Afghanistan, concerns over food insecurity and malnutrition are major hinderances to ensuring political, economic and social stability. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) drafted more than 88 policies, strategies, laws, frameworks and procedures in the 2004–2017 period. Yet, only a few of these proposals have been endorsed and implemented, and Afghanistan continues to face major challenges in transforming drafted policies into actions. Greater coordination among departments and ministries of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA) is required to improve the situation and avoid the duplication of efforts. A comprehensive gap analysis to map the major policies that have already been drafted, along with their relevance, will be crucial to this effort. In addition, compliance with the GoIRA’s national and international commitments in the agriculture sector must be prioritized, with a focus on reconciling disparities between ongoing implementation efforts and these commitments.

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