International Ag-Fair 2017: A Good Forum for Exchange of Agriculture Technology
The Project CTA visiting the different stalls
Kabul, 20 October 2017: The irrigation projects of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), namely, the Project for Capacity Development Irrigation Directorate of MAIL (GCP/AFG/078/JCA) and the Project for Enhancing Agriculture Production through Irrigation System Improvement and Strengthening Institutional Capacity (OSRO/AFG/0502/JCA) actively participated in the International Ag-Fair 2017 held in Badam Bagh Research Farm, Kabul for three days from 18th to 20th October 2017. The best of Afghanistan’s agriculture produces as well as appropriate agricultural technologies and knowledge products were presented during the course of the event. New ideas and advanced practices were exchanged in areas such as agricultural production, irrigation, high-quality seeds production, plant protection, animal health, food preservation, and quality standards and certification. The event served as a meeting point for agricultural producers, traders as well as professionals working in the field of agriculture. It also served as a forum for farmers to seek advice from experts in technical matters of their concern.
During the
Ag-Fair, the teams from the two projects established their own stalls. They displayed equipment and knowledge products related to irrigation. A number of
irrigation related informational and education videos were also displayed to
the visitors. Irrigation related tools such as soil sampler, rain gauge,
tensiometer, soil pH Meter, soil compaction tester, etc. were displayed in
order for visitor to see and understand the function of these devices and to
understand where and how they can be used. The OSRO 502 team also displayed the deliverable of the project, especially the component on virus-free potato seed.
The team also distributed
different irrigation manuals published by the projects. The manuals were
distributed to the irrigation sector employee, university students and other
stakeholders who have interest in the field of irrigation. About 450 of these
manuals were distributed to the employees of ARIA, ICARDA, CRDA, HCDP, CARD,
MAIL, ANHDO, Kabul University, USAID, RADP North, MRRD, Agriculture Institutes,
Kabul Municipality, farmers, irrigation associations, ACF, CLAP, NAASC and many
other organizations. Some famers who visited the stall requested the project
team for trainings on high efficiency irrigation systems like drips and
sprinkles.
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