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FAO Afghanistan Newsletter

September 2018, Issue 14

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 8

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Category Newsletter

Series title Newsletters from the Decentralized Offices

Series number 14

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This issue highlights the most interesting accomplishments and stories from FAO Afghanistan for the months of July - September 2018. The newsletter describes a new Japanese-funded project on irrigation. It covers the departure of the Japanese FAOR and the arrival of the new FAOR, Mr. Rajendra Aryal to the country. Other stories include the beginning of the FAO emergency animal feed distribution project; the success in turning barren desert into farmland; a study tour of irrigation works in Japan; clean energy equipment that was built and/or distributed in one province; a succesful irrigation and small hydropower project that is still benefitting a remote community years after project end; and the completion of a large vaccination campaign in the Eastern region of the country.

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