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Proceedings of the Dissemination and Learning Workshop on Self Help Groups in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, 27th November 2006, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation

-	Invitation and Agenda
-	List of Participants
-	Introduction to Self-Help Program
-	Literacy and Community Empowerment Program Presentation
-	Establishment of Self- Help Groups in Badakhahan
-	SHG Linkage Loans (English version)
-	SHG Linkage Loans (Dari version)
-	Summary of the Self-Help Group Workshop

Proceedings of the National Saffron Workshop,
14-16 November, 2006, Herat, Afghanistan

-	Agenda
-	Overview of the RALF Program
-	DACAAR’s Pioneering Research on Saffron in Herat: Achievement to-date and Challenges Ahead
-	Production Technology and Processing of Saffron (Crocus sativus) in Iran
-	Saffron as a Livelihood in Herat Province
-	Farsi Presentation of Dr. Filabi (Khorasan Research Centre for Technology Development) on Saffron
-	Video on Commercial Processing and Quality Control of Saffron (Novin Saffron Co., Mashhad, Iran) - Video is available on a CD, please contact the RALF Program Management
-	Effect of Phosphorus and Plant Density on Floral Yield and Corm Production of Crocus sativa.
-	ZOA’s Development Program (including Saffron) in Afghanistan
-	Economics of Saffron Production in Herat
-	Entering the US Saffron Market
-	Private Enterprise Approach to Saffron Processing, Packaging, Marketing and Quality Control
-	The Impact (Economic, Social, Cultural) of Saffron on Women’s Livelihoods in Herat
-	Press Release (before the event).
-	Press Release (after the event).
-	Resolutions Prepared by National Saffron Coordination Committee. English

Third RALF Project Workshop, Safi Landmark Hotel, Kabul, June 14-15, 2006

(01-03)	Village Decision Driven Research in Alingar District, Laghman Province, Afghanistan: Promoting Economically Viable Alternative Livelihoods in Afghanistan (1.9MB)
(01-04)	Evaluation of Vegetables and Legumes in Eastern Provinces (5.3MB)
(02-05)	Wheat-based Cropping Systmes in Northern Provinces (2.1MB)
(02-11)	Mint Production and Marketing (1.5MB)
	The Role of FHCRAA in RALF (3MB)
	CIP’s Contribution in Improving Rural Livelihood in Afghanistan (3.3MB)
	Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan (FHCRAA): An Overview (217KB)
	Herat and Ghor (569KB)
	RALF Communication Strategy (2.8MB)

Microfinance Services and Service Charges in Afghanistan
Proceedings of the RALF* Forum on Microfinance, 18 May 2006, Kabul, Afghanistan

Symposium on Medicinal Plants (Theme: Research, Cultivation, Conservation, Processing and Marketing) MAAHF-Kabul, November 19, 2005

Agenda- RALF Symposium on Medicinal Plants (59KB)

Medicinal Flora of Afghanistan (195KB)

Role of Medicinal Plants in Afghanistan's Trade (81KB)

Medicinal and Aramatic Plants of Iran (5.1MB)

Production Technology of Saffron in Iran (560KB)

Herbal Medicine and Related Industries in Iran (6.5MB)

Developing Afghan saffron (355KB)

Social Dimensions of saffron (33KB)

Natural Active Ingredients as Food, Pharmacuticals & Cosmetics (543KB)

Role of Faculty of Pharmacy in Proj. 02-07 (387KB)

Cultivation of Mint (5.9MB)

Second RALF Projects Workshop

Restorative Agriculture and Rural Economy: Helmand, Kandahar (28KB)

Agenda Second RALF Projects Workshop (58KB)

Marketing Concepts, Crop Production and Marketing (81KB)

Dynamics of Traditional Markets ion Afghanistan (286KB)

Territorial Approach to Rural Bussiness Development (590KB)

Marketing of Afghan Dried Friuts and Nuts (155KB)

Role of Woman in Agro-Enterprise (375KB)

Woman of Hope Project (1.7 MB)

Village Decision Driven Research Project (8 MB)

Innovative Financial Mechanisms in Badakhshan (60 KB)

Livestock and Livestock Products (1.8 MB)

Agro-enterprise Approach to Alternative Livelihoods (450 KB)

Wheat-based Cropping Systems (200 KB)

Proceedings of the First RALF Workshop, April 19-20, Kabul

Minutes of the First RALF Programme Workshop 19-20 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotel
Kabul - Afghanistan

Alternative Livelihoods in Afghanistan: D. Radcliffe and E. Zeballos (757KB)

Pillars of the Counter-narcotics Strategy: D. Radcliffe (20KB)

Overview of RALF Programme: N. Malik (3.4MB)

Introductory Presentations

(01-03)	Village Decision Driven Research Program (58KB)
(01-04)	Introduction Evaluation and Promotion of Appropriate Crop Legume and Vegetables for Eastern Afghanistan (CLVEA) (2.3MB)
(01-07)	Restorative Agriculture and Rural Economy (RARE) Research Project (470KB)
(01-08)	Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Improving the Livelihoods of Rural Afghans Currently Economically Dependent on Poppy Production (260KB)
(01-11)	Improved Rural Incomes from Better Forage Production and Sales of Milk Production (41KB)
(01--09)	Marketing of Livestock and Livestock Products: Market Demand, Potential Returns to Producers and Constraints to Market Access (290KB)
(01-16)	Western Afghanistan Agroenterprise Support Program (285KB)
(02-02)	Research in Sustainable Production and Marketing of Saffron (225KB)
(02-05)	Increased Productivity and Profitability of Wheat-based Cropping Systems to Reduce Reliance on Opium Poppy in Northern Afghanistan (915KB)
(02-07)	Multi-Stakeholder Programme in Afghanistan: Natural Ingredients for Food, Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals (105KB)
(02-11)	Cultivation of Mint as Viable Alternative Livelihood In East And North-east of Afghanistan (23.5MB)

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