Afghanistan
AFG Hero
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
Rebuilding in earthquake-hit Afghanistan
03/10/2025
FAO supports rapid agricultural recovery ahead of winter
News
Afghanistan: FAO and UK launch GBP 10 million initiative to boost rural resilience and food security
04/08/2025
New partnership to help over 150,000 people enhance food production, incomes and climate resilience across 15 provinces by May 2026
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...
Key documents
FAO good practices of climate action in food crisis and fragile contexts
10/2025
Communities in food crisis and fragile contexts are on the frontline of the climate crisis. FAO helps countries prevent, anticipate, absorb, adapt and transform in the face of intensifying climate shocks and stresses.
Afghanistan: Worsening drought – Urgent call for assistance
08/2025
The impacts of the 2025 drought in Afghanistan are threatening the survival of rural households across half the country, compounding one of the world’s largest food crises.
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.
Multimedia
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Safeguarding livelihoods of drought-affected livestock keepers in Afghanistan
07/10/2025
Afghanistan is in the grip of an acute drought, the worst in years. It is hitting farming families hard particularly across north, northwest and northeast...
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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...