The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) of the United States has announced a commitment of $75 million to fund development projects in Afghanistan’s agriculture and livestock sectors.
This assistance, as stated on their official page on Saturday, June 29, will be directed through USAID offices in Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, and Kandahar. SIGAR aims to support projects that promote employment opportunities in agriculture, enhance agricultural productivity, and support women in the agricultural sector.
Recently, heavy rains have caused significant financial losses and damage to agricultural lands in several provinces of Afghanistan. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), approximately ten thousand hectares of agricultural land have been affected by floods in recent months.