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Sewing machine on display at the 2007 Badakshan AgFair.
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Farmers at work in Badam Bagh.
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Women employed in processing edible pinenuts.
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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
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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.
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Tomatoes on their way to the market. USAID's Agriculture and Alternative Development programs strengthen farm-to-market transportation.
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A vendor from the Pride of the Eastern Region displays his vegetables at the Kabul AgFair in August of 2008.
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Governor Mangal speaks at the Helmand AgFair on August 10, 2008.
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An Afghan woman markets her handicrafts at the Mazar-i-Sharif AgFair in Balkh Province.
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A vendor slices a melon at the Kunduz AgFair in June 2008. Kunduz is known throughout Afghanistan for its quality melons.
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A farmer smiles after sowing his field with high-yield seeds in northern Afghanistan.
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Pomegranates on display at the first World Pomegranate Fair, November 2008.
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A customer purchases high-quality cauliflower seeds at the Laghman Farm Store, which provides agriculture supplies and services to support key licit crops and animal health.
Photo: USAID/David DeVoss
USAID's veterinary clinics helped this herdsman maintain a healthy flock of goats in Badakhshan.
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Workers sorting pomegranates for export in Kandahar Province.
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“I did not have peace of mind farming poppies,” says Almas-ullah.
Photo: USAID/ASAP
A USAID-built cellar in Badakhshan Province.
Photo: USAID/ADP/E
Trainees receive wool, nylon, and looms to start their own textile businesses.
Photo: USAID/ASAP
A customer inspects spinach grown at the Badam Bagh Demonstration Farm in Kabul.
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Customers examine farm supplies at the Kabul Women’s Farm Store, which provides agricultural supplies and services to support key licit crops and animal health.
Photo: USAID/AVIPA
A widowed farmer casts high-yield seeds on her field in Jawzjan Province.
Photo: USAID/ADP/E
Cauliflower produced and sold under the brand Pride of the Eastern Region.
Photo: USAID/AVIPA
Haji Kamal received high-quality seeds to increase his crop yield.
Photo: USAID/ADP/E
Eucalyptus saplings are unloaded for distribution in Kunar Province as part of a USAID-sponsored tree planting campaign to restore forestry in eastern Afghanistan. During the March 2009 campaign, 1.2 million locally grown trees were planted.
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In Nuristan Province, a USAID field technician shows farmers how to plant a sapling. During the March 2009 campaign to restore forestry in eastern Afghanistan, 1.2 million trees were planted.
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Director Nasrullah Bakhtani of MAIL’s Monitoring and Evaluation Division reports his group’s findings.
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Women spin cashmere thread at the Mazari Sharif AgFair and Cashmere Exhibition.
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Women spin cashmere thread at the Mazari Sharif International AgFair and Cashmere Exhibition, which took place March 12-13, 2009.
Photo: USAID/PEACE
In Bamyan, Kuchi and Hazara leaders discuss a long-standing land access dispute after training in peaceful negotiation techniques.
Photo: Elaine Eliah USAID/ADPNW
Nazo, one of the top tailors at the garment production center, loves designing women’s clothing and can reproduce designs pictured in magazines.
Photo: USAID/ADP/E
A young man learns how to run a tailoring business as part of an apprenticeship program for day laborers in Jalalabad.
Photo: USAID/ADP/E
A technician switches on the Dodarak Micro-Hydropower Plant for the first time.
Photo: USAID/Afghanistan
U.S. Ambassador Eikenberry and Hilmand Governor Mangal celebrate the opening of the Bost Airstrip.
Photo: USAID/PEACE
Kuchi and Hazara leaders address land-access issues through peaceful negotiation.
Photo: Wildlife Conservation Society
The ibex is now one of Afghanistan’s protected species.
Photo: USAID/AWATT
Women in Parwan dry apricots and onions in locally made solar dryers.
Photo: USAID/ADP/N/David DeVoss
Baharak Bazaar vegetable trader Faiz Mohammad (left) has enjoyed brisk sales since the completion of USAID’s road building campaign.
Photo: USAID/IDEA-NEW
A woman weighs cheese at the Spinghar Cheese Processing Center.
Photo: USAID/ADP/E
Fans and lights are switched on for the first time in village head Malik Mir Alam Khan’s guest room.