Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Production in Agriculture (AVIPA)

Provinces	Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Farah, Faryab, Ghor, Hirat, Jawzjan, Kunduz, Samangan, Sari Pul, Takhar
Program	Agriculture (Accelerating market-led growth in agriculture)
Dates	September 2008 - September 2009
Partner	International Relief and Development, Inc. (IRD)
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USAID is providing accessible and affordable agricultural inputs - wheat seeds and fertilizer - to drought-affected subsistence farmers, promoting the production of staple food crops during the fall/winter 2008 and spring 2009 crop seasons. Food insecurity is generally more severe in the rural areas of Afghanistan as a result of insufficient local production of wheat and other cereals, low wages and household incomes, lack of other employment opportunities, declining livestock production, and insufficient water resources.   The USAID-funded Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Production in Agriculture (AVIPA) operates in two phases, providing subsidized seeds and fertilizer to a total of 247,000 needy farmers in 14 northern and western provinces.  AVIPA was developed with close guidance from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (MAIL).

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