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INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS
P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
Phone: (963-21) 2213433, 2213477, 2225112, 2225012
Fax: (963-21) 2213490, 2225105; E-mail: ICARDA@CGIAR.ORG
Website: www.icarda.cgiar.org
22 January 2004
For more information contact:
Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG)
Radio: a key communication tool for farmers in Afghanistan
Mr Enayat Safi, ICARDA Agricultural Communication Associate, interviews farmers for his agricultural radio program.
ICARDA-Afghanistan is producing a weekly radio program on agriculture aired from 28 local radio stations all over the country. The program features interviews with farmers in their fields, researchers, and extensionists, and provides information on technologies for improved agricultural production. Farmers, who now identify closely with the program, usually meet in groups to listen to the broadcasts. In the provinces of Nangarhar, Langham, Wardak, and Maidan Shar, farmers have expressed appreciation for the program because it addresses issues that concern them.
The weekly radio program is produced by Enayat Safi, our Communication Associate with ICARDA-Afghanistan

About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.cgiar.org) serves the entire developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil, and faba bean; and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management of water, improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep and goats), and rehabilitation and management of rangelands. In the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible for the improvement of durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage legumes and farming systems; and for the protection and enhancement of the natural resource base of water, land, and biodiversity.

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) is a strategic alliance of 62 members and 16 Future Harvest Centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable development by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition and health, and protecting the environment.

The Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan is a multi-partner effort led by the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). More information on the Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan can be found at: www.futureharvest.org

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the government agency providing U.S. economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years (www.usaid.gov)
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