Afghanistan’s agriculture export

[Hashmat]

Afghanistan is an agricultural country with a range of climate suitable for cultivation of different crops and fruits. Agriculture sector has been the backbone of the Afghan economy for decades, but unfortunately, civil war and the Taliban regime uprooted the infrastructure.
Since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan’s agriculture sector has vastly improved. United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations (UN) and some non-governmental organizations (NGO) have worked diligently to improve the irrigation system, distribution of seeds, fertilizer, tools and technology to hundreds of thousands of Afghan farmers to start productions. Export accounts for 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in Afghanistan.Exports in Afghanistan increased from $ 69.10 million in 2002 to $ 514.97 million in 2014. Afghanistan’s main exports are carpets and rugs, dried fruits and medicinal plants.

Respectfully,

Hashmat
Digital Engagement Team, U.S. CENTCOM

[Mr Logar]

Afghanistan is an agricultural country with a range of climate suitable for cultivation of different crops and fruits. Agriculture sector has been the backbone of the Afghan economy for decades, but unfortunately, civil war and the Taliban regime uprooted the infrastructure.
Since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan’s agriculture sector has vastly improved. United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations (UN) and some non-governmental organizations (NGO) have worked diligently to improve the irrigation system, distribution of seeds, fertilizer, tools and technology to hundreds of thousands of Afghan farmers to start productions. Export accounts for 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in Afghanistan.Exports in Afghanistan increased from $ 69.10 million in 2002 to $ 514.97 million in 2014. Afghanistan’s main exports are carpets and rugs, dried fruits and medicinal plants.

Respectfully,

Hashmat
Digital Engagement Team, U.S. CENTCOM

Hi Hashmat,

Not sure that discussions on agriculture belong in the political talk page...oh well we will leave that up to the mods.

The trouble with agriculture in Afghanistan is that it is still very low tech, meaning lack of efficiencies along the chain, hence making Afghan produce less competitive.

Wanted to ask you, can your organisation assist in getting funding/investment for specific value added and agricultural efficiency projects?? I am thinking along the lines of revamping the whole agriculture sector...i.e more mechanisation, cold storage, food processing, packaging, sales, waste management (i.e. bioenergy) etc.

Looking forward to your reply.

[marwat]

Hi Hashmat,

Not sure that discussions on agriculture belong in the political talk page...oh well we will leave that up to the mods.

The trouble with agriculture in Afghanistan is that it is still very low tech, meaning lack of efficiencies along the chain, hence making Afghan produce less competitive.

Wanted to ask you, can your organisation assist in getting funding/investment for specific value added and agricultural efficiency projects?? I am thinking along the lines of revamping the whole agriculture sector...i.e more mechanisation, cold storage, food processing, packaging, sales, waste management (i.e. bioenergy) etc.

Looking forward to your reply.

world community is already doing this, i always read it in the news. especially japan is very helpful in reviving agriculture in Afghanistan. they have converted barren deserts in to green fields.

[Hashmat]

Hi Hashmat,

Not sure that discussions on agriculture belong in the political talk page...oh well we will leave that up to the mods.

The trouble with agriculture in Afghanistan is that it is still very low tech, meaning lack of efficiencies along the chain, hence making Afghan produce less competitive.

Wanted to ask you, can your organisation assist in getting funding/investment for specific value added and agricultural efficiency projects?? I am thinking along the lines of revamping the whole agriculture sector...i.e more mechanisation, cold storage, food processing, packaging, sales, waste management (i.e. bioenergy) etc.

Looking forward to your reply.

Mr. Logar,

Thanks for your inquiry below is a link from USAID that shows their work in agriculture sector and shows completed and current projects of USAID in Afghanistan.

https://www.usaid.gov/afghanistan/agriculture

V/r,
Hashmat