Agriculture is the backbone of Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Facilities & Opportunities in Agriculture Help Research & Media Team Members: • • Eng. Ramin Nazarian Eng. Ab Karim Niazi Eng. Homayoon Ganji Eng. Bashir Ahmad Bashemi Dec 2009
Areas of our research in agriculture • Access to agricultural land • How to get credit • Active organizations in agriculture • Associations, Cooperatives and Unions • Successful returnees
1. How to access agricultural land
Rule of leasing agricultural land • Lease of agricultural land - long term (90 years) for individuals, organizations and private companies • for individuals up to 250 Jeribs may be leased out • mixed agricultural companies may get up to 5, 000 Jeribs • Whenever the leaseholder is unable to exploit the leased land, the Ministry of Agriculture has the authority to cancel the contract. • Ministry of Agriculture has the right to hike the annual lease by 1 to 10 percent after 5 years, depending on the type of land
Steps for leasing agricultural land : • submit application to Ministry of Agriculture in Kabul • continue discussions with their section “private sector” and make a proposal • agree on location and amount of lease with the committee in your Province • agree on the duration of lease and sign a contract with the Mo. A in Kabul
Wheat farm of a returnee near Herat
A threshing-floor
Threshing the traditional way
2. How to get credit
the Micro. Finance Bank in Herat
Conditions for getting a loan • Provide collateral to the bank such as a house, shop, land … • Repayments of loan every month • Pay 15% administration-fee to the bank annually • Duration of loan is from 6 up to 24 months • Microcredit bank loan for agriculture and livestock is up to 5, 000$
3. Active organizations in agriculture • Governmental organizations • UN - Agencies and Non governmental organizations
Department of Agriculture, irrigation & livestock is an important and coordinating body
Herat University trains professional agriculturists
FAO is the UN–Agency for Food and Agriculture Important NGOs in agriculture • • • CRS ASMED CHA DACAAR SNI
Seed project - FAO
Livestock – program / FAO
Distribution of green houses to farmers - CRS
Production of vegetables in green houses during the winter-season / CRS and SNI
Support and consultancy for the production of new products like saffron & strawberry / CRS and SNI
State of the art - nurseries and fruit-tree plantations / CHA, SNI
4. Associations, Cooperatives and Unions
Associations, Cooperatives and Unions play an important role in social development and civil society
Conditions of membership in Unions & Co-operatives • • own at least one Jerib agricultural land experience in agriculture or animal-husbandry pay membership-fee regularly participate actively
Why is an agricultural cooperative good for you ? • • • Better coordination of activities in a group Attract Government- and NGO- support Joint marketing and sale of products Reduce risks for individual farmers Improve profits and chances for all members
5. Successful returnees
Many successful returnees from Iran have made good use of the facilities and chances in Afghanistan
Engineer Ahmady a successful returnee - managing a wheat-farm west of Herat
Cultivation of 640 Jeribs using modern machinery and irrigation
Mr. Toryalay is a successful returnee who raises bees on his farm near Herat
Production of wooden bee-boxes in his small home-workshop
Investment in agriculture is a fundamental step toward progress and development of our country
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