News Stories

Regional Poultry Industry to Produce 100,000 Day-Old Chicks per Month

With support from USG’s IDEA-NEW, Zmarak Breeder Farm in Bihsud district of Nangarhar started producing fertile eggs that are being hatched in a Sarobi-based hatchery. With a hatching rate of 90 percent, on a monthly basis the hatchery can produce more than ... More

Irrigation Water Provided to More than 300 Hectares of Farmland in Pachir wa Agam

An irrigation system rehabilitated with funding from USG’s IDEA-NEW provides water for more than 300 hectares of farmland in Pachir wa Agam District of Nangarhar province. The project started in December 2009 and was handed over to the community in late May ... More

Fruit harvest begins in eastern Afghanistan; farmers expect yields of 900 Metric Tons

With support from the USG’s IDEA-NEW, around 300 hectares of fruit orchards in eastern Afghanistan are expected to produce more than 900 metric tons of marketable fruits including apricot, pomegranate, guava, apple and citruses during the fruit harvest ... More

Dasht e Qurugh Retaining Wall Provides Security in the Face of Spring Floods

Through IDEA-NEW, Mercy Corps assisted the community of Dasht e Qurugh in Faizabad District, Badakhshan to build a major stone masonry retaining wall on the banks of the Kokcha River. The wall is 200 meters long and serves to protect 1,050 families and 80 ... More

“If anyone is looking for a new aid operation model, IDEA-NEW is showing the way."

Syndicated Opinion Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Trudy Rubin, profiled IDEA-NEW as “successful model for foreign aid”, in one of her columns on May 2, 2010. In her email communication with Jonathan Greenham, Program Director for USAID’s ... More