2006/07 IFDC Corporate Report
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2007
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IFDC's Agricultural Marketing and Production Support (AMPS) project in Afghanistan sought to improve the nation's agri-input system and boost farmer involvement in the production of permissible crops. With an emphasis on growing marketable crops, the project gave farmers in ten provinces agricultural inputs and post-harvest help. Funding for the initiative came from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Increasing agricultural yields and quality, boosting crop marketing effectiveness, and expanding the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock's (MAIL) ability to assist farmers were among the goals of AMPS. Over 200,000 farmers got agricultural input packages under the project, and stringent testing was used to guarantee the quality of the fertilizers delivered to farmers. AMPS additionally aided in the formation of agri-input dealer groups and promoted farmer-dealer market connections. Because of AMPS's success, efforts to develop Afghanistan's agricultural market have continued under the Food for Agricultural Revitalization and Market Systems (FARMS) project and the Accelerated Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP). These programs sought to advance value addition in the agriculture industry, strengthen the agri-input marketing system even further, and increase irrigation techniques and crop productivity.
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Crop production, Agricultural development