EU Provides Over €5.7 Million to Support Livelihood in Afghanistan
The Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA) livestock programme received more than €5.7 million from the European Union (EU) on Tuesday in support of needy Afghan citizens.
According to the EU, this program will improve the livelihoods of 350,000 households spread across 16 provinces in Afghanistan.
The statement said the program will aim to increase food security, boost community resilience, and enable rural communities to transition from reliance on aid to self-sufficiency.
“I am very glad to see how our European funding to rural communities can make a real difference. Jointly with the Dutch Committee for Afghanistan, we ensure that 350,000 households will be more food secure and less dependent on international aid assistance,” Raffaella Iodice, the EU Chargée d’Affaires to Afghanistan, expressed her delight with the effect of EU financing on rural areas.
Meanwhile, the Dutch Committee for Afghanistan’s programme director, Abdul Qadir Fakhri, underlined their commitment to enhancing the diversity of food and nutrition, resource management, value chain development, income production, and job creation.
“We are committed to improving food and nutritional diversity, extension services, natural resource management, value chain development, income production, and job creation for 350,000 disadvantaged households through this cooperation with the European Union,” Fakhri said.
He added, “DCA takes a unique approach to resilience building by utilising technically competent private sector such as professional para vets who provide services for a fee more sustainably. I am extremely grateful to the European Union for putting their faith in the DCA and supporting this project.”
Due to a lack of animal feed, poor animal health, and an economic crisis, the farmers in the country are compelled to sell their cattle for less than market value: the EU-Funded program support private sector actors, pastoralist households, and rural youth and women.
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