Nebraska Agribusiness Development Team #3

FOB Gardez demonstration barnyard animals at dinner time

The first four chicks hatched by a broody hen at our barnyard

The team veterinarian removing straw from a chick’s eye

Preparing the fast compost barrel for a training with locals

Turning the demonstration barnyard fast compost barrel

Saying goodbye to my favorite barnyard sheep, Ollie

GIRoA forestry specialist, Kwaja Gul, speaking with a local farmer in Gardez

Discussing tree orchard diseases with Gardez farmers

Speaking with a tree nursery owner in Gardez District

Ahmad Abad nursery owner working on his jerib-sized (.48 acres) plot

Quality assessment on reforestation project in Jaji District

Discussion with tree nursery owners in Sayed Karam District

Tree nursery quality assessment in Balladah Village, Gardez District

Discussing tree nursery issues with nursery owner in Chamkani District

Performing a market assessment in Jaji District

Inspecting the pine nut harvest in Jaji District

Performing a meat market assessment in Jaji District

Discussing greenhouse maintenance with workers at Chamkani Girls School

Greenhouse assessment in Jaji District

Quality assessment of greenhouse at Women’s Development Center

Women’s Development Center drip irrigation system

Cool storage quality assessment in Mirzaka District

Chamkani cool storage facilities built to improve food security

Sayed Karam cool storage facility built to improve food security

Discussing agriculture projects with the Lija Mangal District Governor

Agriculture meeting with Ahmad Abad District Governor and village elders

Meeting with village elders in Sayed Karam District

Discussion with Director of Women’s Affairs (DoWA) about poultry classes

Discussion with Mariam Pakteen, Provincial Councilwoman for Paktya

Planning meeting for the first female radio station in Paktya

Mahera Ahmadzai, Paktya women’s shura leader and class facilitator

Distributing chickens and supplies to a widow with 8 daughters

Operation Fowl Freedom chicken distribution to Malali

Dande Patan Harvesting Training for 30 local male farmers

Poultry Training 90 day quality assessment in Mirzaka District

Mirzaka Harvest Bag Sewing Training for 20 females

Zormat Harvest Bag Sewing Training for 20 local females

Zormat female who is expressing her appreciation for the sewing training

Sayed Karam Women’s Small Agribusiness Training

Roqia Mozafari proudly displaying a harvesting bag made at her training

Food safety training for 20 women in Sayed Karam District

Participant of the Mirzaka Poultry Training receiving 10 chickens

Distributing agriculture tools and school supplies to a co-ed school

Speaking to media which informs the public about our projects

School supplies distribution to Haleem Qala Middle School in Gardez

Mirzaka Poultry Training graduation ceremony

The farewell ceremony with Paktya DAIL staff and Ag Team

Final female shura with Director of Women’s Affairs and Paktya locals

Saying goodbye to Roqia, an illiterate Hazara woman from Kabul - and my friend