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USAID | Afghanistan

From the American People

Afghanistan Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS-NET)

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Program
Agriculture (Food Security and Humanitarian Support)
Partners
Chemonics International

USAID/Afghanistan provides $1.4 million per year in funding through a buy-in to this Washington-based and managed project.  FEWS-NET/Afghanistan staff is based in the offices at the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL).  FEWS-NET is funded by USAID and works in cooperation with three other U.S. government agencies, NASA, USGS, USDA, and the prime contractor, Chemonics, to provide critical data to monitor rising or waning food insecurity situations specific to Afghanistan.  Food security (markets, food prices, harvests, etc.), climate and weather information data as well as information about the significant movement of populations are updated regularly.  From this, weekly and monthly reports are produced to inform donors and the relevant ministries in Afghanistan.  The FEWS-NET project has been instrumental in identifying vulnerable populations and providing critical information to mitigate the negative effects of possible food crises.

Fact Sheet FEWS NET June 2011

Announcements

Report: Afghanistan Food Security Conditions and Causes

8 October 2007 | Washington, DC

This report presents the findings of an assessment conducted in Afghanistan by FEWS NET in May-July 2007. The purpose of the assessment was to document...