Helping the Afghan people through their livestock fghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 36% of the population below the poverty line. Of the 35.5 million Afghans, about 24 million are living in the countryside, being more or less dependent on agriculture and livestock.
Address:
Street # 5 of Syloo, House # 152-153, District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan
New focus and name: DCA Livestock Programs (2017 – present)
(Being founded as a veterinary organisation, during the years DCA became more and more engaged in livestock extension as well as in livestock value chains. In addition, the donor requirements changed. Now the focus is increasingly more on business development and job creation. These developments made DCA decide to change its focus and its scope from a veterinary organisation carrying out veterinary projects to a livestock organisation implementing a wider range of projects related to animal production. This new profile asked for a new name: since 2017 DCA-VET is called DCA Livestock Programs.
In the coming years the focus of DCA Livestock Programs will be on establishing farmer extension and business groups with special attention on the empowerment of women, linking farmers in the value chain to providers and traders, and supporting the public-private partnership in the delivery of veterinary services.
