The Brooke Hospital for Animals
The Brooke Hospital for Animals is the UK registered charitable organization, which aims to improve the welfare of working equine animals in developing countries. The DCA/Brooke partnership commenced in April 2008 and has been renewed annually till date. The ongoing partnership project started in 1st April 2021 and will last till 31st March 2022 which […]
Rural Poor Stimulus Facility (RPSF-1)- Afghanistan
Goal and Objectives: The goal of the project is to minimize the impacts of COVID-19 on livelihoods, resilience, and food security for vulnerable households in the country. The development objective of the project is to protect livestock assets, production capacity and facilitate access to markets. Geographic Area: The geographic area for the project will be selected in a […]
The CCHF Project
This project will build upon previous efforts implemented by CTR in six provinces that revealed serious gaps in the technical infrastructure, the laboratory workforce capacity, and the necessary diagnostics testing, and the current knowledge of CCHF (Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever) virus and transmission dynamics within the technical community in Afghanistan. The lack of information, skills […]
Food and Agriculture organization Project
Output1: Protect the livestock-based livelihoods of 3,500 vulnerable Kuchi households (24,500 people) in Balkh, Faryab, Kandahar and Herat provinces through provision of livestock protection package (comprising 100 kg of animal feed and veterinary care supplies) as well as information dissemination and awareness building – using appropriate Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials – to prevent/minimize […]
UNODC/BADILL Project
RADP-NProject – North USAID Project
The Regional Agricultural Development Program (RADP) is an Afghanistan-wide programme, funded by USAID, to assist the country in its efforts to improve food and economic security for rural Afghans. The programme works in four regions: North, South, East, and West. In February 2014, DCA was already awarded a subcontract for the RADP programme in the […]
Increasing Crimea Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Detection, Mitigation, and Prevention
The CCHF project to mitigate the incidence of CCHF in Afghanistan has been awarded to DCA Livestock Programs by the U.S. Department of State. This project is part of the Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP). May 1st, 2018, DCA commenced the implementation of this project, entitled ‘Increasing Crimea Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Detection, Mitigation, and Prevention […]
FAO – Vaccination of small ruminants against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
PPR eradication In 2015, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and FAO formulated a pathway for the control and eradication of PPR worldwide. The goal is to have eradicated the disease by 2030. In 2016, Afghanistan was assessed as being in stage 1 of this PPR control pathway. The aim of the current project, […]
EU – Support to the Development of Agriculture Private Sector: Animal Health
On June 30th, 2018, the successful EU/DCA project ‘Support to the Development of Agriculture Private Sector: Animal Health’ came to an end. The implementation period lasted four and a half years, including six months no-cost extension. This EU project was substantial in target area as well as in main goals. Target area The target area […]
RADP-S Regional Agricultural Development Program – South
The RADP-South project was one of the three RADP (Regional Agricultural Development Program) projects that DCA implemented. This project was a special one, as it was DCA’s first long term, comprehensive project in the South of Afghanistan. Previous projects in the South were short-term (one-year ASAP extension) or geographically restricted (DCU project in Uruzgan). To […]