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representatives from 34 organizations gathered in January
2002 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to help plan the rehabilitation
of Afghanistan’s agriculture sector. |
In January 2002, ICARDA, with
the support of the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), brought together 74 experts from 34 organizations
including the CGIAR centers and other research institutes,
relief and development organizations, NGOs, U.S. universities,
donor agencies, and the Afghanistan Ministry of Agriculture
and Livestock (MOAL) at a meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The result was the creation of the Future Harvest Consortium
to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan (FHCRAA).
The Consortium identified four key areas that needed attention:
seed systems and crop improvement; soil and water management;
livestock, feed and rangeland improvement; and horticulture.
With the ultimate goal of restoring Afghanistan's agriculture,
the Consortium developed specific objectives and workplans
for each area. USAID provided a grant of US$ 9.52 million
for the Consortium to provide emergency seed and technical
assistance in Afghanistan.
Objectives of FHCRAA
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Multiply and deliver quality seed of adapted
varieties through effective delivery systems to reach
affected farmers in time, and to build, with Afghan
partners, an efficient regulatory system that enforces
standards and promotes the use of high quality seed
and varieties |
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Establish a framework and strategy for
CGIAR technical assistance, in cooperation with partners,
for the development of seed systems and sustainable
agricultural production systems in Afghanistan at the
central, regional, and local levels |
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Restore an enabling environment through
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H.E.
Mr Hamid Karzai (right), President of Afghanistan, discussed
the status of agriculture in his country and the work
of the Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture
in Afghanistan (FHCRAA), with ICARDA Director General,
Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy, in Kabul on 7 October 2002. |
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ICARDA
Director General,
Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy met with
H.E. Dr Abdullah Abdullah (right) Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Afghanistan, in February 2005 to discuss ways
to strengthen the activities of FHCRAA and achieve the
goal of rebuilding agriculture in Afghanistan more effectively
and speedily. |
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First
Steering Committee Meeting of FHCRAA held at ICARDA,
Syria, August, 2002. |
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