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Local challenges for IWRM in Afghanistan by Thomas, V., Osmani, A., Wegerich, Kai

“…Over the past 25 years, there has been a sharp increase in the number and the intensity of use of mills and micro-hydropower units within canal systems in Afghanistan. Before the Soviet occupation, the construction of non-consumptive structures was regulated. …”
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Seed security in Badakshan, Afghanistan by Kermali, Iqbal

“…Badakshan is located in the extreme northeastern comer of Afghanistan and has not yet come under Taliban control. …”
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Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future by Poole, Nigel D., Sharma, Rajiv Kumar, Nemat, Orzala A., Trenchard, Richard, Scanlon, Andrew, Davy, Charles, Ataei, Najibeh, Donovan, Jason A., Bentley, Alison R.

“…Afghanistan is a country with diverse natural ecologies in a largely arid and mountainous region. …”
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2014 Nutrition country profile: Afghanistan by International Food Policy Research Institute

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2015 Nutrition country profile: Afghanistan by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Seed regulations and certification system strengthened in Afghanistan by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…With funding from the European Union through the project “Public-Private-Producers Partnership for Strengthening Seed Certification in Afghanistan” (2015-2019), ICARDA provided technical support to the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock to develop legal and technical documents for a strengthened seed certification system.…”
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Off season nursery for shuttle breeding in Afghanistan by CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

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Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins by Shah, Muhammad Azeem Ali, Lautze, Jonathan F., Meelad, A.

“…There is currently no water cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Of the nine rivers that flow across the border, none possess a formal agreement or mechanism to manage shared water resources. …”
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Co-operation in the Afghanistan–Pakistan river basins by Lautze, Jonathan F., Meelad, A., Hayat, S.

“…The Kabul, Kurram and Gomal basins, shared by Afghanistan and Pakistan, present examples of river basins that lack co-operation despite the benefits that could be accrued. …”
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Strengthened seed regulations and certification system in Afghanistan by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…Partnerships between public and private stakeholders for seed certification have proven successful in many countries. In Afghanistan, the engagement of CGIAR with the government resulted in a strengthened seed certification and seed market system through implementation of the public-private-producers partnership business model.…”
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Impact of floods on food security in rural Afghanistan by Yolchi, Jamshid, Wang, Huaiyu, Pede, Valerien

“…This study examines the impacts of floods on household food security in rural Afghanistan, where 80 % of the population relies on subsistence farming and consists of 80 % of the food-insecure population. …”
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Water resources management in Afghanistan: The issues and options by Qureshi, Asad Sarwar

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Channelizing Afghanistan to Pakistan informal trade into formal channels by Khan Miankhel, Adil

“…This paper focuses on assessing the possibility of bringing informal trade from Afghanistan to Pakistan into the legal channels by reducing tariff and tax differentials between Pakistan and Afghanistan. …”
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Drought impacts and potential for their mitigation in southern and western Afghanistan by Bhattacharya, K., Azizi, P.M., Shobair, S S., Mohsini, M.Y.

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Plant breeding increases spring wheat yield potential in Afghanistan by Sharma, Rajiv Kumar, Crossa, José, Ataei, Najibeh, Lodin, Raqib, Joshi, Arun Kumar, Vargas Hernández, Mateo, Braun, Hans-Joachim, Singh, Ravi P., Bentley, Alison R.

“…Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an essential food security crop in Afghanistan. To determine the contribution of wheat breeding to increasing productivity, we analyzed data obtained from 192 trials conducted over 11 locations from 2002–2003 to 2015–2016. …”
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Management strategies for drought in two poverty afflicted provinces of Afghanistan by Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Akhtar, M.

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Technical efficiency of seed potato farmers of badakshan province of Afghanistan. by Srinivas, T., Rizvi, S.J.H., Hassan, A.A., Manan, A.R., Kadian, M.S.

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Afghanistan Drought Early Warning Decision Support (AF-DEWS) Tool by Amarnath, Giriraj, Ghosh, Surajit, Alahacoon, Niranga

“…This report summarizes the development of the Afghanistan Drought Early Warning Decision Support (AF-DEWS) Tool, a cloud-based online platform with near real-time information on drought conditions, to provide decision-makers with maps and data to enable further analysis. …”
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Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies, programs, and outcomes in Afghanistan? by Jangid, Manita, Neupane, Sumanta, Scott, Samuel P., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kim, Sunny S., Murira, Zivai, Torlesse, Harriet, Menon, Purnima

“…In this report, we examined how Afghanistan’s nutrition policies and programs address recommended nutrition actions, determinants, and outcomes. …”
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IFPRI Perspectives: From relief to recovery: rebuilding Afghanistan (Feature Article) by International Food Policy Research Institute

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