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USAID | Afghanistan

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Alternative Development Program/Eastern Region (ADP/E)

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Program

Agriculture (Accelerating regional economic growth to provide licit alternatives to poppy production)

Dates

February 2005 - June 2009

The objectives of the Alternative Development Program for the Eastern Region (ADP/E) are to accelerate regional economic growth and provide alternative income sources for those who currently depend on growing and harvesting poppy in Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, and Nuristan provinces. Despite many challenges, ADP/E has made significant progress in meeting its objectives to date. In FY 07, ADP/E will continue to implement short term job creation programs through cash-for-work infrastructure projects, while taking further steps toward long term economic growth. The U.S. Government recognizes the need to build the capacity of small and medium scale entrepreneurs to enhance productivity, improve quality, and market their products more efficiently. ADP/E accomplishes this through horticulture, livestock, staple crops, business services, gender and micro-enterprise, and capacity building initiatives, implemented directly by Development Alternatives Inc. or its subcontractors. ADP/E places particular emphasis on creation of women-owned enterprises.

Announcements

Micro-Hydropower Plant Brings Electricity and Economic Growth to Dodarak Village

15 May 2009 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

On April 6, electricity flowed for the first time in Dodarak village in Nangarhar Province. Supplied by a new 60 KWH micro-hydropower plant funded by...

Citizens Plant 1.2 Million Trees in Eastern Afghanistan

15 April 2009 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Healthy forests provide many environmental benefits, as they prevent soil erosion, decrease air pollution and greenhouse gasses, and act as windbreak barriers to protect crops. ...

Strong Support and High Returns Provide Incentives to Grow Licit Crops

15 February 2009 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

In 2007, Nangarhar Province was declared poppy-free for the first time in recent history. Farmers in Nangarhar and its neighboring provinces of Kunar, Laghman, and...

Opium Cultivation Falls by 19 Percent

31 August 2008 | Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID efforts to improve the availability of alternative livelihoods for farmers are paying off in the war against poppy production. On August 26, United Nations...

Formal Operations Begin at Riyaz Packaging Factory

20 January 2008 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Formal factory operations have begun for the Alternative Livelihoods/East-sponsored Riyaz Packaging Factory, which has the production capacity of 5,000 corrugated and wooden boxes per day,...

Sales Increase under Annual Horticulture Programs

20 January 2008 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

The 134 beneficiaries of Alternative Development Program/East’s Annual Horticulture Programs began selling snow peas, cabbage, beets, and broccoli at a rate of 40,000 per week...

Texting for Market Prices

2 February 2008 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

TAMAS, a text messaging system for distributing market price information, was launched in Kunar, Laghman, and Nangarhar provinces. USAID’s alternative development team traveled extensively throughout...

Poultry Industry Expands

2 February 2008 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

In late December, 23,000 chicks hatched from fertile eggs imported from Avian Technology in the U.S. state of Georgia. These chicks were distributed to 23...

Pride of the Eastern Region

1 May 2007 | Kabul, Afghanistan

From May 11-16, LeBistro Restaurant in Kabul will be serving a variety of dishes prepared with vegetables and fruit from the "Garden of Afghanistan" and...