Project Title: Minimizing impacts of drought and COVID-19 on livestock herds and smallholder farmers by protecting agriculture livelihoods of vulnerable food-insecure households.
Project Location: Balkhab, Sancharak and Sozma Qala district in Faryab
Project Duration: October 20, 2021 till January 31, 2022
Project Objective:
To provide season-critical support for vulnerable smallholder farming families by assisting wheat cultivation package.
Project Outputs: 2100 vulnerable smallholder farming households received emergency wheat cultivation package and technical trainings.
Project Beneficiaries:
- 2100 Vulnerable smallholder farming HHs (300 HHs in Balkhab, 1300 HHs in Sancharak and 500 HHs in Sozma Qala district of Sar-e-Pul province)
Project Assistance: Each beneficiary receives the following assistance:
- 50kg certified wheat seeds, 50kg DAP and 50kg Urea
- Technical training about Agri- farming techniques and Covid-19
Project Donor: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (UN-FAO)