Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future
Afghanistan is a country with diverse natural ecologies in a largely arid and mountainous region. The rural sector is still considered to drive economic potential. Current social, political and economic instability along with climatic challenges are driving food and water insecurity in the wider reg...
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| author | Poole, Nigel D. Sharma, Rajiv Kumar Nemat, Orzala A. Trenchard, Richard Scanlon, Andrew Davy, Charles Ataei, Najibeh Donovan, Jason A. Bentley, Alison R. |
| author_browse | Ataei, Najibeh Bentley, Alison R. Davy, Charles Donovan, Jason A. Nemat, Orzala A. Poole, Nigel D. Scanlon, Andrew Sharma, Rajiv Kumar Trenchard, Richard |
| author_facet | Poole, Nigel D. Sharma, Rajiv Kumar Nemat, Orzala A. Trenchard, Richard Scanlon, Andrew Davy, Charles Ataei, Najibeh Donovan, Jason A. Bentley, Alison R. |
| author_sort | Poole, Nigel D. |
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| description | Afghanistan is a country with diverse natural ecologies in a largely arid and mountainous region. The rural sector is still considered to drive economic potential. Current social, political and economic instability along with climatic challenges are driving food and water insecurity in the wider region. In the short term, it is likely that this and the associated challenges of displacement and unemployment can only be addressed by humanitarian intervention and agrifood and nutrition support. In the medium to long term, drought, and heat, probably linked to climate change, will pose recurrent challenges for agriculture and food security that will require a much broader set of interventions to secure the rural population's livelihoods. The genetic gap, among other major challenges, must be addressed if Afghanistan is to develop its agricultural potential leading to income and livelihood improvements for farmers and stable and accessible supplies for consumers. Only thereby will the country be enabled to reap the important and long-sought trade and food security benefits derived from self-sufficiency. Here, we highlight the agricultural challenges facing Afghanistan and propose forward strategies for ensuring the future stability of wheat production, the cornerstone of Afghan agriculture. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1264352025-11-06T13:03:06Z Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future Poole, Nigel D. Sharma, Rajiv Kumar Nemat, Orzala A. Trenchard, Richard Scanlon, Andrew Davy, Charles Ataei, Najibeh Donovan, Jason A. Bentley, Alison R. food security irrigation nutrition plant breeding seed systems horticulture forestry Afghanistan is a country with diverse natural ecologies in a largely arid and mountainous region. The rural sector is still considered to drive economic potential. Current social, political and economic instability along with climatic challenges are driving food and water insecurity in the wider region. In the short term, it is likely that this and the associated challenges of displacement and unemployment can only be addressed by humanitarian intervention and agrifood and nutrition support. In the medium to long term, drought, and heat, probably linked to climate change, will pose recurrent challenges for agriculture and food security that will require a much broader set of interventions to secure the rural population's livelihoods. The genetic gap, among other major challenges, must be addressed if Afghanistan is to develop its agricultural potential leading to income and livelihood improvements for farmers and stable and accessible supplies for consumers. Only thereby will the country be enabled to reap the important and long-sought trade and food security benefits derived from self-sufficiency. Here, we highlight the agricultural challenges facing Afghanistan and propose forward strategies for ensuring the future stability of wheat production, the cornerstone of Afghan agriculture. 2022-09 2023-01-01T16:13:59Z 2023-01-01T16:13:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126435 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Poole, N., Sharma, R., Nemat, O. A., Trenchard, R., Scanlon, A., Davy, C., Ataei, N., Donovan, J., & Bentley, A. R. (2022). Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan’s future. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 4(5), 423–431. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10277 |
| spellingShingle | food security irrigation nutrition plant breeding seed systems horticulture forestry Poole, Nigel D. Sharma, Rajiv Kumar Nemat, Orzala A. Trenchard, Richard Scanlon, Andrew Davy, Charles Ataei, Najibeh Donovan, Jason A. Bentley, Alison R. Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future |
| title | Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future |
| title_full | Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future |
| title_fullStr | Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future |
| title_short | Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future |
| title_sort | sowing the wheat seeds of afghanistan s future |
| topic | food security irrigation nutrition plant breeding seed systems horticulture forestry |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126435 |
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