Farming News - FAO and UK launch GBP 10 million initiative to boost rural resilience and food security
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FAO and UK launch GBP 10 million initiative to boost rural resilience and food security
New partnership to help over 150,000 people enhance food production, incomes and climate resilience across 15 provinces by May 2026
FAO's Resilient Agriculture Livelihoods (ReAL) project will reach over 151 000 people (21 572 households) over the next 10 months across 15 provinces in all eight regions of Afghanistan. The project will prioritize small-scale farmers, livestock keepers and landless laborers, with particular attention to widows and women-headed households. The project is generously funded from the UK as part of its 'Promoting Resilient and Equitable Recovery of Agriculture and Livelihoods in Afghan communities' (PREVALE) programme.
Women will play a central role in the project, with tailored support for widows and women-headed households through poultry packages, livestock training, and access to dairy markets—enhancing nutrition for women and their children and boosting income opportunities.
Agriculture remains the cornerstone of Afghanistan's history, culture, livelihoods and food security. Between 2022 and 2024, FAO reached more than 30.3 million Afghans through emergency and resilience-focused agricultural assistance. These efforts have contributed to reversing the country's acute food security crisis, almost halving the number of people facing acute food insecurity over the past four years.
FAO's ReAL project will be implemented in parallel to the PREVALE-supported project carried out by the Afghanistan Resilience Consortium (ARC), led by Afghanaid, which is also supporting climate vulnerable communities to build resilience, improve food security and reduce disaster risk. With the UK's support, the FAO and the ARC will together expand the evidence base, share best practices and promote the uptake of climate resilient, sustainable agriculture development practices to reduce food insecurity.