Afghanistan Faced 'Unprecedented Crises' in 2022, FAO

KABUL, 12 November 2022, (TON): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 1said “tree countries in the region, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, faced unprecedented crises in 2021, leading to a rapid increase of acute food insecurity in 2022.”

The report highlighted the agrifood, development, and economic as well as climate crisis in the  Asia and Pacific.

The report said “as of March 2022, the people of Afghanistan are suffering one of the world’s largest and most severe hunger crisis; this is affecting 22.8 million people, equivalent to more than half of the population, as a result of extended drought, conflict, political instability and COVID-19.”

The Agriculture Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock called on the aid organizations to support the Afghan agriculture sector.

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