Sweden’s funding supports the most vulnerable food insecure farmers in Afghanistan
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FAO to deliver emergency and resilience assistance to 168 000 vulnerable livestock owners and farmers
13 April 2021, Nili (Daikundi province) – Vulnerable farmers and livestock keepers and owners of the most food-insecure provinces of Afghanistan will benefit from the funding (USD 3.6 million) provided by Sweden for FAO to assist 168 000 people in Badakhshan, Daikundi, Nuristan, and Samangan provinces.
This humanitarian response will protect agriculture-based livelihoods, build farmers and herders’ resilience to withstand future shocks like the expected drought-like impacts from La Niña, and improve their food and nutrition security. In these difficult times, Sweden continues to stand by the people of Afghanistan. FAO s expertise and capacity to deliver emergency assistance in the most hard-to-reach remote and rural areas ensures that no one is left behind. Protecting agriculture-ba