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Urban agriculture in Kabul

Urban agriculture in Kabul. Catherine Laillet. Programm GERES en afgha. GERES projets. 30 GH Small farmers. 1 O GH in Jangalak (D7) Vulnerable people. 2 years programs Income generation Training by Kabura. Aims of the study.

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Urban agriculture in Kabul

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  1. Urban agriculture in Kabul Catherine Laillet

  2. Programm GERES en afgha

  3. GERES projets • 30 GH • Small farmers • 1O GH in Jangalak (D7) • Vulnerable people • 2 years programs • Income generation • Training by Kabura

  4. Aims of the study • Getting a better understanding of urban agriculture in post-war situation and of the links between rural and urban areas =>increase the quality of the programme Getting a better understanding of - the farming systems based on vegetables production - the technical constraints - the market chain => In order to implement more GH

  5. Context • 23 years of conflicts • Massive decrease of the agricultural production • Large population increase within Kabul city • Land pressure • Water shortage: • Competition for water What are the main past and present evolution patterns of the agriculture within Kabul?

  6. Methodology • Zoning • Individual surveys (history, farming systems, farmer’s constraints and strategies) • Focus groups • Interviews with key stakeholders

  7. Before the war Djihad Najibullah Phantom city Taliban Reconstruction

  8. 2 types of zones • Zone 1: Traditional subsistence peri urban agriculture • Zone 2: Urban irrigated mixed agriculture (market oriented, concurrence for the access to the main resources between urban uses and agricultural purposes.)

  9. Mazar-e-Sharif Shamali Jalalabad PAKISTAN Pays Logar The agriculture in kabul nowadays • A city on drip? • Massive importations from Pakistan and other neighbouring countries • Open markets • High population increase

  10. Productions in UA? What is produced? • Home consumption crops • Marketing gardening crops • Ornamental crops • Livestock How is it sold? • Wholesalers • Directly • The flower market

  11. The current situation Massive increase of the population (new eating habits (Pak, Iran)) =>Increasing difficulties to acces to land and water • Intensification High demand for vegetables and flowers • Diversification of incomes

  12. What are the main factors of change? • New roads building • Disappearance of irrigation canals • City border’s extension • New master plan for the agricultural sector

  13. Potential evolution patterns? • less water demanding crops •  Intensification and specialisation •  Livestock • Better production organisation: supplying, knowledge, planning , marketing • Need of governmental guarantees: land, inputs

  14. Does it make sense to keep agriculture in kabul city? • Will Kabul urban agriculture resist to competition? • Is it important to take into account the positive effect of UA in the city? • Are the green houses a solution?

  15. Evolution patterns of Kabul

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