Archive for March 19th, 2023

                                                       International Women’s Day 2023 DCA Evolves to Foster Women’s Empowerment Despite the Challenges International Women’s Day 2023 On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, we at the […]

Mawlawi Kashmer is a breadwinner of his twelve family members in Shekhzada village of Karokh District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The family was selected as one of the 335 stop shop keepers in 18 provinces that work together with 14,100 herder households. Mawlawi Kashmer also leads the cashmere association – a locally established platform to support […]

Date 23.nov.2022 Persistent drought together with the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic has led to an alarming food insecurity, and shortage for 95% of the population in Afghanistan. The southwestern provinces of Afghanistan such as Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzghan and Nimroz are affected by the worst food crisis compared to other regions (WFP, 2022). Nearly, three […]

The 27th Agricultural Products Exhibition AG-Fair was held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock from 19.10.2022 to 22.10.2022 in Badam Bagh, Kabul. This exhibition is held twice in a year to encourage farmers and herders of the country to promote their products and create business-to-business (B2B) linkages. The ceremony was officially inaugurated by […]

By Chalachew N. Agonafir and Dr. Abdul Qadir Fakhri Your excellencies, ladies and gentle men, As-salamu alaykum, Thank you so much for joining us on this conference that critically addresses the progress of the wool and cashmere stop shop project, experience sharing and lessons.  The livestock is an important livelihoods and prestigious asset serving more […]

Five senior leadership team members of UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) from Kabul and HQ visited DCA’s project activities in Kandahar. UNODC and DCA partnered in conducting a project named “Food Security, Livelihoods Protection and Alternative Development through Licit Means in Kandahar Province in Southern Afghanistan”. The focus of the project is […]

Project title: Food Security, Livelihoods Protection and Alternative Development through Licit Means in Kandahar Province, South Afghanistan. Location: Kandahar Province (Arghandab, Dand, Maiwand, Daman, Panjwayee and Zahire districts). Reporting date:  26th June 2022 DCA project staff in close coordination with UNODC staff have joined the world Drug Day’s campaign to celebrate  in  Kandahar  province.  DCA/UNODC  project “Food […]

Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan: Overview of the Livestock Sector       OCHA’s (2022i) humanitarian needs overview indicated that Afghanistan is at the debacle of humanitarian crisis due to natural disasters (eg. Drought flooding), war, COVID-19 pandemic and political change. Over 24.4 million people (around 60%) need humanitarian support in 2022 with 22% women, 54% […]