Description: Technical Assistance to the Agriculture Development Task Force in Afghanistan

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Technical Assistance to the Agriculture Development Task Force in Afghanistan

This report summarizes the main outputs of the technical assistance provided which was concentrated in three areas: (1) development of MAIL's strategic priorities and investments for the immediate future/short term, medium term and longer term...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TRAINING ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS ANIMAL DISEASES ANIMAL FEED ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANIMALS BENEFIT SHARING BREAD CALORIC INTAKE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT CARRYING CAPACITY CEREAL PRODUCTION CEREALS CHEMICAL INPUTS CIMMYT COLD CHAIN COLD CHAINS COLD STORAGE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FARMING CONTRACT FARMING ARRANGEMENTS CROP CROP MANAGEMENT CROP PRODUCTION CROP RESIDUES CULTIVARS DAIRY DAIRY ASSOCIATIONS DEFORESTATION DIETARY DIVERSITY DRIP IRRIGATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT EXPORT MARKETS EXTENSION AGENTS EXTENSION SERVICES FAO FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM WATER FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMERS FARMING FARMS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZER FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FIREWOOD FOOD ACCESS FOOD CROPS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD NEEDS FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SERVICES FOOD STOCKS FOOD STORAGE FOOD SURPLUS FOUNDATION SEED FRUITS GERMPLASM GRAIN GRAIN STORAGE GRAZING HARVESTS HORTICULTURAL CROPS HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS HORTICULTURE PRODUCTS HORTICULTURE SECTOR HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES INCOME ON FOOD INDUSTRIAL CROPS IRRIGATION EXPANSION LABELING LABORATORIES LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE LAND LEASING LAND RIGHTS LAND USE PLANNING LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK OWNERS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK REARING LIVESTOCK SECTOR LOCAL FARMERS MARKETING MILK MILK COLLECTION NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES DEGRADATION NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NGOS NUTRITION NUTS OPIUM OPIUM ECONOMY ORCHARDS PACKAGING PASTURE MANAGEMENT PEST CONTROL PEST MANAGEMENT PLANTING POOR CONSUMERS POOR RURAL PEOPLE POST-HARVEST HANDLING POST-HARVEST LOSSES POULTRY POULTRY PRODUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SEED COMPANIES PRIVATE SEED ENTERPRISES PROCESSED FOODS PRODUCE PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS PRODUCER GROUPS PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTION SUPPORT PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROTEINS QUALITY SEED RAINFED AREAS RAISINS REGENERATION REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REMOTE AREAS REMOTE RURAL AREAS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT RURAL GROWTH RURAL INCOMES RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL SECTOR SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SEED SEED CERTIFICATION SEED INDUSTRY SEED PRODUCTION SEED VARIETIES SEEDS SHEEP SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL FERTILITY SOIL FERTILITY IMPROVEMENT SOWING STORAGE FACILITIES SUBSISTENCE SUGAR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TREES UNEP UNIVERSITIES VEGETABLES VETERINARY SERVICES VINEYARDS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WATER AVAILABILITY WATER HARVESTING WFP WHEAT WHEAT PRICES WHEAT PRODUCTION WHEAT SEED YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/16269191/technical-assistance-agriculture-development-task-force-afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12446

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Summary:	This report summarizes the main outputs of the technical assistance provided which was concentrated in three areas: (1) development of MAIL's strategic priorities and investments for the immediate future/short term, medium term and longer term; (2) advising Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) regarding the design of an appropriate structure of the Ministry and definition of corresponding responsibilities; (3) analytical policy advice regarding urgent issues that the Ministry of Agriculture (MAIL) has to deal with on a daily basis, but where it lacks the capacity to analyze alternative policy strategies and solutions. The technical assistance work regarding urgent policy issues has focused on three main areas: (1) organization and management of public food grain stocks; (2) purchasing and distribution of improved wheat seed; and (3) leasing of government-owned land to private entities. Finally, and outside the area of policy support, the Bank may consider stepping up its efforts to help MAIL to further develop/restore Afghanistan's agricultural production base and in this way help improving the livelihoods of poor rural people. More specifically the Bank may consider exploring the Government's interest in a project aimed at increasing agricultural incomes through improvements in the quality and reliability of input delivery systems and wider adoption of improved production technologies, including technologies that increase the efficiency of on-farm water management.