World Bank2013-02-212013-02-212009-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12446This report summarizes the main outputs of the technical assistance provided which was concentrated in three areas: (1) development of MAIL's strategic priorities and investments for the immediate future/short term, medium term and longer term; (2) advising Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) regarding the design of an appropriate structure of the Ministry and definition of corresponding responsibilities; (3) analytical policy advice regarding urgent issues that the Ministry of Agriculture (MAIL) has to deal with on a daily basis, but where it lacks the capacity to analyze alternative policy strategies and solutions. The technical assistance work regarding urgent policy issues has focused on three main areas: (1) organization and management of public food grain stocks; (2) purchasing and distribution of improved wheat seed; and (3) leasing of government-owned land to private entities. Finally, and outside the area of policy support, the Bank may consider stepping up its efforts to help MAIL to further develop/restore Afghanistan's agricultural production base and in this way help improving the livelihoods of poor rural people. More specifically the Bank may consider exploring the Government's interest in a project aimed at increasing agricultural incomes through improvements in the quality and reliability of input delivery systems and wider adoption of improved production technologies, including technologies that increase the efficiency of on-farm water management.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INCOMESAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL TRAININGALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODSANIMAL DISEASESANIMAL FEEDANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL HUSBANDRYANIMALSBENEFIT SHARINGBREADCALORIC INTAKECAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTSCAPACITY ENHANCEMENTCARRYING CAPACITYCEREAL PRODUCTIONCEREALSCHEMICAL INPUTSCIMMYTCOLD CHAINCOLD CHAINSCOLD STORAGECOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURECOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED DEVELOPMENTCONTRACT FARMINGCONTRACT FARMING ARRANGEMENTSCROPCROP MANAGEMENTCROP PRODUCTIONCROP RESIDUESCULTIVARSDAIRYDAIRY ASSOCIATIONSDEFORESTATIONDIETARY DIVERSITYDRIP IRRIGATIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETSEXTENSION AGENTSEXTENSION SERVICESFAOFARMFARM ACTIVITIESFARM WATERFARMERFARMER ASSOCIATIONSFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFERTILIZERFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFIREWOODFOOD ACCESSFOOD CROPSFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD NEEDSFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SAFETYFOOD SECURITYFOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCYFOOD SERVICESFOOD STOCKSFOOD STORAGEFOOD SURPLUSFOUNDATION SEEDFRUITSGERMPLASMGRAINGRAIN STORAGEGRAZINGHARVESTSHORTICULTURAL CROPSHORTICULTURAL PRODUCTIONHORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENTHORTICULTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEMSHORTICULTURE PRODUCTSHORTICULTURE SECTORHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESINCOME ON FOODINDUSTRIAL CROPSIRRIGATION EXPANSIONLABELINGLABORATORIESLABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURELAND LEASINGLAND RIGHTSLAND USE PLANNINGLIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK OWNERSLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITYLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVESTOCK REARINGLIVESTOCK SECTORLOCAL FARMERSMARKETINGMILKMILK COLLECTIONNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES DEGRADATIONNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTNGOSNUTRITIONNUTSOPIUMOPIUM ECONOMYORCHARDSPACKAGINGPASTURE MANAGEMENTPEST CONTROLPEST MANAGEMENTPLANTINGPOOR CONSUMERSPOOR RURAL PEOPLEPOST-HARVEST HANDLINGPOST-HARVEST LOSSESPOULTRYPOULTRY PRODUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SEED COMPANIESPRIVATE SEED ENTERPRISESPROCESSED FOODSPRODUCEPRODUCER ASSOCIATIONSPRODUCER GROUPSPRODUCER ORGANIZATIONSPRODUCT QUALITYPRODUCTION SUPPORTPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIESPROTEINSQUALITY SEEDRAINFED AREASRAISINSREGENERATIONREGIONAL DIFFERENCESREMOTE AREASREMOTE RURAL AREASRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTRURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTRURAL GROWTHRURAL INCOMESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL SECTORSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSEEDSEED CERTIFICATIONSEED INDUSTRYSEED PRODUCTIONSEED VARIETIESSEEDSSHEEPSOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL FERTILITYSOIL FERTILITY IMPROVEMENTSOWINGSTORAGE FACILITIESSUBSISTENCESUGARSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURETREESUNEPUNIVERSITIESVEGETABLESVETERINARY SERVICESVINEYARDSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSWATER AVAILABILITYWATER HARVESTINGWFPWHEATWHEAT PRICESWHEAT PRODUCTIONWHEAT SEEDYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/12446