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DCA-Quarterly Newsletter (Aug-Oct 2023)_SB_CA
Introduction Camel rearing in Afghanistan is an important aspect of the country’s agricultural and livestock sector. Camels have been traditionally raised in various regions of Afghanistan, particularly in the central and southern parts where the climate and terrain are well-suited for their adaptation. Nimroz is home to the largest number of camels in Afghanistan followed […]
Danielle Huot (2017[1]) studies on ‘rural surplus’ that shows over 65.5% of rural Afghans do not have land, livestock, or any other assets. These groups of people live based on a patron-client social institutions where they cultivate the land or shepherd the herds of the better-off. However, what happens when these ‘rural surplus’ become old […]
My colleagues in Herat and I drove 121km from Herat City of Afghanistan to visit one of the recently graduated paravets that established a VFU in Barnavad village of Ghoryan District in Herat Province. The paravet named Hamidullah Abduljalil is a breadwinner of 7 family members including himself. DCA, the district government, the provincial and […]
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11.07.2023 Kabul, Afghanistan Press and information team of the Delegation to Afghanistan The European Union (EU) has allocated more than €5.7 million to the Dutch Committee for Afghanistan’s (DCA) livestock programme in support of vulnerable local populations in Afghanistan. EUROPEAN UNION, 2023 The programme helps 350,000 vulnerable community households across 16 provinces to improve animal […]
The Rural Poor Stimulus facility (RPSF) and Crisis Response Initiatives (CRI) projects are financed by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in response to the impacts of COVID-19 and the Ukraine Russia war to the Afghan pastoralists respectively. Implemented by Dutch Committee for Afghanistan-Livestock Programs (DCA) in 10 (RPSF) and 15 (CRI) provinces of Afghanistan, […]
Over 150 stakeholders travelled hundreds of kilometers to Sahibzada Kalacha Village of Daman District in Kandahar Province to demonstrate their achievements in the year. Attendees include Government officials, customary leaders, DCA staff including the Secretary General, processing companies, stop-shop keepers, herders, and farmers from Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul Provinces. Representing wool processing company, Mr. Agha […]
“My income has increased mainly due to the reduction of animal diseases and use of livestock feed that led to a better-quality wool to sell it to the stop-shop keeper.” Ms. Sugra. By Chalachew Agonafir In my recent visit of the Afghanistan Competitiveness of Export-oriented Businesses Activity (ACEBA) Project funded by USAID in Bamyan […]
International Women’s Day 2023 On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, we at the DCA office celebrated women’s contributions, engagements, and achievements in the projects, and the […]