National Comprehensive Agriculture Development Priority Program 2016 – 2021.

Afghanistan’s agriculture importance and its central role in creating national wealth and providing employment opportunities are undisputed. The setting of seven immediate priorities by the President of Afghanistan is an important point of departure for the Minister of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). These priorities cover key institutional and sectoral priorities for the MAIL in the areas of improved service delivery, food security, and greater productivity to enhance national revenue. The specific redirection of priorities is in the following sectors in the form of seven Strategic Priorities: Irrigation; Wheat and cereal production; Horticulture value chain; Livestock Production; Climate-sensitive Natural Resources Management; Food and Nutrition Security and Resilience building; and Institutional reform and capacity development. The above priorities will include many of the normative integrated activities such as Research and Extension, Integrated Pest Management; Input Delivery Systems; Quality Control; Quarantine; Farmer Organizations, Public & Private Partnerships; Data and Information; Policy and Legal Framework; and Governance and Coordination.