(MENAFN- Wadsam) USAID hosted the National
Agriculture Education, Research, Extension and Economic Conference on July
15-17, 2019 to bring together experts to discuss current issues in agricultural
education, research and extension. Participants share a common goal of
developing solutions that will improve the lives of rural communities, farmers
and herders.
The conference endorsed
the establishment of a National Agriculture Research and Education Council
(NAREC), a platform for policy dialogue and technical cooperation between
Afghan ministries and agencies, and development partners. The NAREC will
enhance coordination, collaboration and alignment in agricultural education and
research. By the end of 2019, a clear roadmap that includes policies and
procedures will be developed.
'USAID is enthusiastic
about supporting a forum where today's Afghan youth will be part of the
discussion to find innovative methods to resolve problems that the country's
farmers and herders face,' said USAID Mission Director Peter Natiello.
Participants included
representatives from government and educational institutions such as the
Ministry of Higher Education, Agriculture Faculties, the Technical and
Vocational Education and Training - Authority, the Ministry of Agriculture,
Irrigation and Livestock, the Agriculture Research Institute of Afghanistan,
private sector stakeholders, and all donor-funded programs working in the
agriculture and education sectors.
In Afghanistan, USAID
supports basic science and applied research in agriculture faculties,
agriculture and veterinary institutes, and agriculture high schools, by
supporting the research of young female and male agriculture students finding
solutions to problems that farmers, herders and the private sector face.
USAID's agriculture
education project operates throughout the country, with activities in Kabul,
Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad, and Kandahar universities.
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