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Rehabilitation of Traditional Irrigation System Improves Agriculture Land

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 11:04 PM

USAID’s IDEA-NEW project rehabilitated a 318 m long irrigation channel in Pacha village of Dari Noor district in Nangarhar. The rehabilitation of the irrigation channel has improved the quality and quantity of irrigation water flowing to 250 jeribs of ... More

Getting Vines off the Ground

Monday, 31 October 2011 10:06 PM

IDEA-NEW is introducing a modern trellising system relevant to the growing conditions in Northern Afghanistan. The trellises, a combination of reinforced concrete posts and galvanized iron wires passing through the posts, was originally introduced through ... More

Training Future Entrepreneurs

Saturday, 15 October 2011 10:13 PM

IDEA-NEW awarded certificates to 200 high school aged girls who completed a six-month training course in English, computer and business management skills. The participants included girls from various high schools in Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar and staff of ... More

Internships Provide Invaluable Experience

Monday, 10 October 2011 10:18 PM

Work for recent graduates is hard to come by in Afghanistan, particularly if they lack practical training. IDEA-NEW is not only helping recent graduates enter the workforce, but is also supporting the growth of the agricultural and infrastructure sectors in ... More

Poultry Summit

Sunday, 02 October 2011 10:22 PM

Nangarhar’s Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL) and Spinghar Poultry Farmers Association (SPFA), with support from IDEA-NEW held a poultry development workshop for the eastern region. The one-day workshop purpose was to strengthen ... More