Afghanistan
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43 million
country population
14 million people
in high acute food insecurity
80% of the population
derive their income from agriculture
to assist 5.9 million people FAO requires USD 193 million for 2025
Highlights

News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while...

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Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
21/02/2025
The funding will support 14 critical projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East

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Carpe data, carpe DIEM
03/05/2024
How FAO's state-of-the-art data platform is speeding up emergency relief operations in Afghanistan and beyond
Key documents

Hunger Hotspots - FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to October 2025 outlook
06/2025
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen across 13 countries and territories identified as hotspots, during the outlook period from June to October 2025.

Afghanistan: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 10
05/2025
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of the tenth-round assessment conducted in February 2025 in Afghanistan.

Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2024
05/2025
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid and effective action in response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.
Multimedia
Video
Empowering women through beekeeping in Bamyan province, Afghanistan
19/12/2024
In June 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO provided 200 women in Bamyan and in Kahmard district with beekeeping packages...

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Revitalizing Agriculture: The Success of Surkhrod Canal Rehabilitation
19/11/2024
The Surkhrod Canal, situated in Balabagh village, Surkhrod district of Nangarhar Province, covers 13.6 Km and plays a crucial role as an irrigation...