FASL - Food-security and Agricultural Sustainability for Livelihood improvement

The overall goal is to improve the food security and livelihood of poor smallholder farm households through increasing agricultural production and productivity, managing natural resources sustainably, and building resilience against natural disasters.

The FASL project is proposed at a crucial moment of Afghanistan’s modern history, where the country is facing the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. In this perspective, through this project Switzerland is taking concrete action to confirm its continued solidarity towards the Afghan population.

Outcome 1: Smallholder farm households are better represented in the community institutions through self-help groups (SHGs);

Outcome 2: Smallholder farm households mantain their agriculture production, productivity and food security;

Outcome 3: Smallholder farm households sustainably manage their natural resources and become more resilient.

Erwartete Resultate:  

Output 1.1: Community savings and access to finance are improved

Output 1.2: SHGs are established

Output 2.1: Agricultural lands of smallholder farm households are developed

Output 2.2: Capacity, knowledge, and tools for agricultural production are improved

Output 2.3: Productive assets of smallholder farm households are developed

Output 2.4: Employable skills are imparted to women, men and youth

Output 3.1: Pro-Poor Community based Natural Resources Management (NRM) plans are developed

Output 3.2: Natural disaster mitigation activities are implemented

Resultate von früheren Phasen:   Due to rapid political change and instability, data collection is not feasible before the project implementation. Baselines will be established within the first six months of the project through collection of information at household level. 

Synergies with Aga Khan Foundation Emergency Humanitarian Appeal for Afghanistan supported by Switzerland.

Synergies within the Aga Khan Development Network: the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat , the First Micro-Finance Bank  and the University of Central Asia

Switzerlang has a long experience in Afghanistan in both the agricultural and natural resources domains. Hence, FASL is in line/complements other projects promoting the improvement of the livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations, as well as a sustainable use of natural resources such as the Rangeland Management, the Sustainable Livelihood and Social Development and the Agricultural Services and Livelihood Improvement projects.