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KABUL (PAN): A US-supported Women's Farm Service Centre opened in Kabul on Monday, enabling Afghanistan's female growers to have greater access seeds, supplies and materials.
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock Mohammad Asif Rahimi led the ceremony to formally open the centre along with US Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry and Minister of Women Affairs Husn Banu Ghazanfar.
Also present on the occasion was USAID Mission Director Earl Gast and other representatives from the Afghan and United States governments.
The Kabul Women's Farm Service Centre is one of seven centers currently operating throughout Afghanistan, but the only one tailored specifically for women farmers, the USAID said in a statement.
Benefitting more than 43,000 households, the seven Farm Service Centres in Afghanistan have created more than 235 jobs, trained more than 15,000 people and achieved $24 million in sales from March 2008 to June 2010.
With a $3.5 million investment through USAID's Afghanistan Farm Service Alliance programme, this first women's farm service centre will benefit more than 10,000 females. The centre will serve as the prototype for several women's Farm Service Centres to be located throughout Afghanistan.
"Farm Service Centres build value chains that are of enormous importance to participating famers and their families. From ensuring know-how and quality inputs to strengthening co-operatives, to building links with businesses and markets, an FSC is a valuable resource that makes farmers and farm communities more prosperous," Rahimi said.
Eikenberry said: "The United States of America is proud to support this effort and especially to assist dedicated women who are working to support their families, feed their children, and contribute to the overall growth and prosperity of the economy of Afghanistan."
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Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock Mohammad Asif Rahimi led the ceremony to formally open the centre along with US Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry and Minister of Women Affairs Husn Banu Ghazanfar.
Also present on the occasion was USAID Mission Director Earl Gast and other representatives from the Afghan and United States governments.
The Kabul Women's Farm Service Centre is one of seven centers currently operating throughout Afghanistan, but the only one tailored specifically for women farmers, the USAID said in a statement.
Benefitting more than 43,000 households, the seven Farm Service Centres in Afghanistan have created more than 235 jobs, trained more than 15,000 people and achieved $24 million in sales from March 2008 to June 2010.
With a $3.5 million investment through USAID's Afghanistan Farm Service Alliance programme, this first women's farm service centre will benefit more than 10,000 females. The centre will serve as the prototype for several women's Farm Service Centres to be located throughout Afghanistan.
"Farm Service Centres build value chains that are of enormous importance to participating famers and their families. From ensuring know-how and quality inputs to strengthening co-operatives, to building links with businesses and markets, an FSC is a valuable resource that makes farmers and farm communities more prosperous," Rahimi said.
Eikenberry said: "The United States of America is proud to support this effort and especially to assist dedicated women who are working to support their families, feed their children, and contribute to the overall growth and prosperity of the economy of Afghanistan."
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