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Community-Based Research for Agricultural Development and Sustainable Resource Management in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Technical Assistance |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 11.06.2003 |
Signed | 23.06.2003 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Executing Agency | ICARDA |
Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, ICARDA, Afghani Ministry of Agriculture |
Organization | ICARDA |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.10 |
Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.78 |
This research project was part of a major agricultural development program undertaken by ICARDA in Afghanistan. It concentrated on increasing efficiency in farm water use, upgrading crop and livestock productivity by testing improved water management technologies and introducing cereal varieties through participatory plant breeding.