The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has issued a report revealing that a staggering 35% of Afghanistan’s population is currently grappling with a severe food crisis.
This report underscores how the ongoing internal conflict, internal displacement, and economic downturn have collectively pushed over 15 million Afghan citizens into the third degree of food insecurity.
Afghanistan is further listed among the top ten Asian countries that urgently require foreign assistance to secure food supplies, according to the report.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has unveiled its comprehensive three-year analysis of global food conditions. In this assessment, Afghanistan’s food insecurity is assessed as being at a level of crisis and emergency.
The report’s findings explicitly highlight that over 15 million Afghan citizens are confronting a food crisis, while nearly 3 million are in an emergency state of food insecurity.
Both Afghanistan and Bangladesh are prominently featured in the report as countries in dire need of foreign aid to address their food requirements.
In the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ 43-page document, Afghanistan and Yemen are situated at an intermediate level in grain production. The report underscores that Afghan farmers face limited access to benefits due to persistent conflicts and economic challenges.
The report further indicates that in 2022, Afghanistan achieved a production of 3.8 million tons of wheat, 300 thousand tons of pulses, and 600 thousand tons of rice. However, it projects an increase in wheat production to 4 million tons, with pulse production remaining at 300 thousand tons and rice production at 600 thousand tons for 2023.
This significant discrepancy has necessitated the import of 3.4 million tons of grain by Afghanistan from July 2022 to June 2023, as outlined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Additionally, the report underscores that the Herat earthquake has had a detrimental impact on local farmers and the overall agricultural situation.
Previously, the World Food Program had highlighted that Afghanistan was among eight countries where citizens were experiencing food insecurity.
