agriculture is the backbone of afghanistan afghanistan: facilities & opportunities in...
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Agriculture is the backbone of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Facilities & Opportunities in Agriculture
Help Research & Media Team
Members:
• Eng. Ramin Nazarian• Eng. Ab Karim Niazi • Eng. Homayoon Ganji• Eng. Bashir Ahmad Bashemi Dec 2009
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Areas of our research in agriculture
• Access to agricultural land
• How to get credit
• Active organizations in agriculture
• Associations, Cooperatives and Unions
• Successful returnees
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1. How to access agricultural land
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Rule of leasing agricultural land
• Lease of agricultural land - long term (90 years) for individuals,
organizations and private companies
• for individuals up to 250 Jeribs may be leased out
• mixed agricultural companies may get up to 5,000 Jeribs
• Whenever the leaseholder is unable to exploit the leased land, the
Ministry of Agriculture has the authority to cancel the contract.
• Ministry of Agriculture has the right to hike the annual lease
by 1 to 10 percent after 5 years, depending on the type of land
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Steps for leasing agricultural land :
• submit application to Ministry of Agriculture in Kabul
• continue discussions with their section “private sector” and make a proposal
• agree on location and amount of lease with the committee in your Province
• agree on the duration of lease and sign a contract with the MoA in Kabul
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Wheat farm of a returnee near Herat
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A threshing-floor
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Threshing the traditional way
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2. How to get credit
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the MicroFinance Bank in Herat
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Conditions for getting a loan• Provide collateral to the bank such as a house, shop, land …
• Repayments of loan every month
• Pay 15% administration-fee to the bank annually
• Duration of loan is from 6 up to 24 months
• Microcredit bank loan for agriculture and livestock is up to 5,000$
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3. Active organizations in agriculture
• Governmental organizations
• UN - Agencies and
Non governmental organizations
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Department of Agriculture, irrigation & livestock is an important and coordinating body
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Herat University trains professional agriculturists
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FAO is the UN–Agency for Food and Agriculture
Important NGOs in agriculture • CRS • ASMED • CHA • DACAAR• SNI
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Seed project - FAO
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Livestock – program / FAO
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Distribution of green houses to farmers - CRS
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Production of vegetables in green houses during the winter-season / CRS and SNI
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Support and consultancy for the production of new products like saffron & strawberry / CRS and SNI
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State of the art - nurseries and fruit-tree plantations / CHA, SNI
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4 . Associations, Cooperatives and Unions
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Associations, Cooperatives and Unions play an important role in social development and civil society
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Conditions of membership in Unions & Co-operatives
• own at least one Jerib agricultural land • experience in agriculture or animal-husbandry • pay membership-fee regularly• participate actively
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Why is an agricultural cooperative good for you?
• Better coordination of activities in a group • Attract Government- and NGO- support • Joint marketing and sale of products• Reduce risks for individual farmers• Improve profits and chances for all members
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5. Successful returnees
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Many successful returnees from Iran have made good use of the facilities and chances in Afghanistan
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Engineer Ahmady a successful returnee - managing a wheat-farm west of Herat
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Cultivation of 640 Jeribs using modern machinery and irrigation
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Mr. Toryalay is a successful returnee who raises bees on his farm near Herat
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Production of wooden bee-boxes
in his small home-workshop
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Investment in agriculture is a fundamental step towardprogress and development of our country
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Thanks