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FAO hails $65m ADB contribution to Afghanistan

FAO hails $65m ADB contribution to Afghanistan

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5 Feb 2022 - 09:55
FAO hails $65m ADB contribution to Afghanistan
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5 Feb 2022 - 09:55

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations has hailed a $65 million contribution from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Afghanistan.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) hoped the grant would boost food security and support livelihoods in the conflict-devastated country.

In a statement on its website, organisation said: “The ADB support represents a significant contribution to FAO’s 200-million-dollar crisis response programme for 2022 … “

The programme seeks to raise local food production, protect livestock, increase rural incomes and improve the food security of poor and vulnerable people across the country.

The FAO statement said: “The project seeks to reach all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, with special emphasis on the major wheat and livestock producing provinces.”

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu thanked ADB for ts generous contribution, which recognised the urgent need to invest in livelihood assistance in rural Afghanistan.

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