IDEA-NEW
provided improved varieties of 4,000 poplar cuttings and 15 kg of fertilizers
to each of the 80 farmers in Baghlan on a cost-sharing basis last year. In
addition, the participants were trained in scientific plantation establishment
and after-care ... More
USAID’s IDEA-NEW program rehabilitated several
parts of the three kilometers long Sandooqcanal, which provides irrigation
water to 15 hectares of agricultural land. The project benefits 91 families in
Achin district of Nangarhar province.
The canal ... More
IDEA-NEW has completed training courses on sprayers and
pesticide application to improve the knowledge and skills of retailers so that
they can give quality advice on sprayers, sprayer maintenance and repair, and
pesticide application to farmers.
Nine ... More
After the completion of rehabilitation work, the
Chalgazi irrigation channel was handed over to the community during a project
closing ceremony in Achin district of Nangarhar. The irrigation channel now
provides water for 590 jeribs of farmland, benefiting ... More
USAID’s
IDEA-NEW program awarded certificates to 300 young women who successfully
completed Taraqi Saba (Development for Tomorrow) business skills training
course. Participants of the course included girls from 15 high schools in
Nangarhar, Laghman, and ... More
RTA coverage on IDEA-NEW agricultural activities in Laghman province (1 of 2)
RTA coverage on IDEA-NEW agricultural activities in Laghman province (2 of 2)
Salar Canal (Barya Program) Part 3 of 4
March/April 2013