Author: Ray S. FoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Agriculture in Afghanistan's Economy
Author: Ray S. FoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Agriculture in Afghanistan's Economy
Author: Ray S. FoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Agriculture in Afghanistan's Economy (Classic Reprint)
Author: Ray S. FoxPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332616223
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Excerpt from Agriculture in Afghanistan's Economy Afghanistan's economy is basically agricultural. From 75 to 85 percent of the population of about 16 million are directly engaged in agriculture. About 10 percent of those in agriculture are nomads who migrate seasonally with their livestock in search of pasture. They are the main suppliers of livestock products. The remaining 90 percent are primarily involved in the production 0l wheat, corn, barley, rice, cotton, fruits, and vegetables. The country was self-sufficient in the production of foodstuffs, excepting sugar and tea, until 1957 when metric tons of wheat were imported. During the First and Second Economic Development Plans and annual imports of wheat averaged tons and tons, respectively. Of the total land area of about 63 million hectares square miles), million hectares or 12 percent is under cultivation. Of this million, million hectares are equipped with irrigation facilities, but due to shortages of irrigation water only about million hectares are irrigated in any given year; another million hectares of wheat and barley, about 50 percent of the area devoted to these crops, are nonirrigated. In many areas the shortage of irrigation water is due to the inefficiency of primitive irrigation systems and practices. Many of the diversion structures are unable to withstand high-water flow and must be repaired or rebuilt annually. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Rebuilding Afghanistan's Agriculture Sector
Author: Allan T. KellyPublisher: Asian Development Bank Books
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This report outlines sector strategies and needs, summarizes the subsectorreport findings, and highlights the programming aspects for rebuilding Afghanistan's agriculture sector.
Agribusiness Development Teams in Afghanistan
Author: Major Michael B SingletonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548857615
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Agriculture accounts for 45 percent of Afghanistan's gross domestic product and is the main source of income for the Afghan economy. Over 80 percent of the Afghan population is involved in farming, herding, or both. However, decades of war, drought, and security challenges have devastated the country's agricultural sector, and the current level of U.S. government civilian support has been unable to keep pace with the tremendous need for assistance in this region. Revitalizing Afghanistan's agricultural sector is critical to building the government's capacity and to stabilizing the country. In 2007 the Secretary of the Army, Director of the Army National Guard, Missouri Farm Bureau President, and the Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard developed an idea to deploy Soldiers with agricultural expertise and organic security capabilities to Afghanistan. They realized the development of Afghanistan's agriculture and agricultural products distribution capabilities was vital to long-term economic development and that governmental civilians (United States, Afghanistan, and other countries) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) were not resourced for the massive amount of work necessary in these areas as well as for the security they required. Collectively, these leaders saw the farming expertise contained within the National Guard to be the solution-farming skills to grow the Afghan agribusiness economy and Soldier skills vital to operating in a counterinsurgency environment.
The Afghan Economy
Author: Maxwell J. FryPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004039865
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Monograph presenting an economic analysis of the obstacles to rapid economic growth in Afghanistan - examines the low development potential of the country, economic planning, financial policy, the agricultural economy, industry, tax reform, banking, public finance, the foreign trade sector, the money supply, etc. Bibliography pp. 301 to 316, graphs, map, references and statistical tables.
Water Management, Livestock and the Opium Economy
Author: Alan Roe (Professor)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Agriculture has traditionally occupied a central position in the Afghan economy, and a high proportion of rural Afghans have historically depended on agriculture for their livelihoods. After years of disruption due to intermittent conflict, drought and population movements, there were high expectations that agriculture would return to its former primacy following the establishment of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan in 2001. Continuing problems with agriculture (and rural society and economy, more widely) have been associated with a rapid growth of the illicit opium economy. By 2005 this was estimated to account for 46 percent of GDP and engage 12 percent of the rural population. The large scale of the problem has made the search for alternative livelihoods an integral component of rural planning and policy formulation. Key directions for agricultural policy have been set out in the Agriculture Master Plan. The plan emphasises liberalisation of the agricultural economy and seeks to promote growth in the sector through the creation of value chains. The Master Plan links food and livelihood security to thriving agro-industries and rural employment markets.
Agribusiness Development Teams in Afghanistan
Author: Michael B. SingletonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781480192331
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Agriculture accounts for 45% of Afghanistan's gross domestic product and is the main source of income for the Afghan economy. Over 80% of the Afghan population is involved in farming, herding, or both. However, decades of war, drought, and security challenges have devastated the country's agricultural sector, and the current level of U.S. government civilian support has been unable to keep pace with the tremendous need for assistance in this region. Revitalizing Afghanistan's agricultural sector is critical to building the government's capacity and to stabilizing the country. In 2007 the Secretary of the Army, Pete Geren; Director of the Army National Guard, Lieutenant General Clyde Vaughn; Missouri Farm Bureau President, Charles Kruse; and the Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard, Major General King Sidwell developed an idea to deploy Soldiers with agricultural expertise and organic security capabilities to Afghanistan. They realized the development of Afghanistan's agriculture and agricultural products distribution capabilities was vital to long-term economic development and that governmental civilians (United States, Afghanistan, and other countries) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) were not resourced for the massive amount of work necessary in these areas as well as for the security they required. Collectively, these leaders saw the farming expertise contained within the National Guard to be the solution farming skills to grow the Afghan agribusiness economy and Soldier skills vital to operating in a counterinsurgency environment. The 935th ADT, Missouri Army National Guard (MOARNG), had the distinct honor of being the first military ADT created and deployed by the United States. The 935th ADT was comprised of Soldiers from 16 different MOARNG units. The Soldiers who volunteered for this mission not only possessed a broad spectrum of military occupational skills but also were selected based upon their civilian-acquired farming skills and agribusiness knowledge. The ADT partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the affected Afghan provincial government, various Afghan colleges and universities, and other governmental and NGOs to maximize the use of resources, affect efficient coordination, and avoid conflict with other projects. The success of the 935th ADT was through identifying the farming deficiencies in its area of operations, obtaining funding and other resources, training and updating the agribusiness skills of the Afghan farmers and educators, and showing how to do these actions through hands-on training. The ADT's efforts included repair and maintenance of farm equipment; veterinarians to aid sick animals and provide techniques to enhance the quality and reproductive capabilities of livestock; repair and improvement of irrigation systems destroyed by decades of war; and instruction on various farming techniques for fertilizing, planting, marketing, storage, and distribution of crops. Projects and training undertaken by the ADT must be sustainable with local assets, as the ADT is only in the province for 10 to 11 months. Ideally, follow-on ADTs will deploy to back-fill the departing ADTs to continue the agribusiness training and improvements initiated by the redeploying ADTs. However, whether it is a follow-on ADT or an ADT deploying to an area for the first time, the ADTs must deploy with sufficient time available to affect the next growing season and subsequent harvest. The future of ADT service in Afghanistan is projected to diminish as civilian government agencies grow their capabilities to assist the Afghan agricultural economy reestablish itself. While this will take several years, ADTs will continue to serve U.S. and Afghan interests by helping farmers return the fertile Afghan countryside to the green and productive environment it was prior to the invasion of Soviet forces almost 40 years ago.
Reconstructing Agriculture in Afghanistan
Author: Adam PainPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
This book will be of interest to readers concerned with the future of Afghanistan and also those with a broader interest in post-conflict rehabilitation in fragile states, providing an important reference for operational agencies and researchers.
Author: G. S. Rahimi