Photo: USAID/Afghanistan
Sewing machine on display at the 2007 Badakshan AgFair.
Photo: USAID/Afghanistan
Farmers at work in Badam Bagh.
Photo: USAID/Afghanistan
Women employed in processing edible pinenuts.
Photo: USAID/Afghanistan
An Afghan farmer works in the olive fields of Nangarhar.
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Afghan farmers cash in seed and fertilizer vouchers as part of a USAID-assisted poppy eradication program.
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Through USAID, the clinic received a major refurbishment and a newly constructed wing. The roof, building exterior, interior, and bathroom facilities were completely gutted and renovated. The clinic also received a new generator and water tank.
Photo: USAID/Afghanistan
Wholesalers supported through improved packaging
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Trade promotion: a priority in ALP/E’s activities
Photo: DAI
“Exporting produce to the United Arab Emirates used to be just a dream: The risks were too high for me to bear. Today, ALP/E made my dream come true. A world of opportunities opens for me and many other Afghan traders,”
Wali Mohammad, son of Hamidullah,
Hadyatullah-Samsour Bam, Ltd. Qarghayi, Laghman
Photo: USAID/ALP/E GME Unit
“ALP/E provided me with vocational skills; now I can contribute to support my family and rebuild my country.”
Photo: USAID/ALP/E GME Unit
USAID’s Alternative Livelihoods Program for Eastern Afghanistan promotes the incorporation of men and women as active players in the development of the rural economies. Vulnerable women receive skills training that enable them to support their families and regain ground in a challenging environment.
Photo: USAID/ALP/E
Mr. Mohammad Noor recently returned from Badakhshan Province where he worked in the poppy fields.
Photo: DAI
“My earnings at the nursery aren’t huge but they bring us a peace of mind. At last my husband and I can sleep at night since we no longer have to cultivate poppy so our children can go to school,” Shah Jan, Co-owner of a plug seedlings enterprise, Nangarhar
Photo: Sharif Usmani
Drying of export quality apricots, Wardak, July 2007.
Photo: USAID/ADP
80% of greenhouse plants survived the recent snow in Herat province.
Photo: USAID/ADP/E
Photo: USAID/Chemonics
Chili seedbeds at the Bolan Farm.
Photo: Johannes Oosterkamp
The rehabilitated Karaste Canal channels water to low-lying farms and sloping and upland fields in Tagab District, spurring agricultural production in this cluster of villages along the Tagab River. In response, the provincial Department of Agriculture has put up an extension office to help farmers further increase their yield.
Photo: Johannes Oosterkamp
Pistachio saplings at the Department of Agriculture farm in the Tagab District of Badakshan are grown and waiting to be distributed to farmers.
Photo: USAID/Afghanistan
Tomatoes on their way to the market. USAID's Agriculture and Alternative Development programs strengthen farm-to-market transportation.