Snow and rain has at last fallen in Afghanistan, but United Nations experts fear it’s too little and too late for farmers struggling after 6 years of drought in the north of the country. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization is building dams and canals to harvest rainwater to irrigate crops, but they say more money is needed if they are to tackle hunger in these areas.
Lack of snowfall threatens livestock and crop production in Afghanistan
Snow and rain has at last fallen in Afghanistan, but United Nations experts fear it’s too little and too late for farmers struggling after 6 years of drought in the north of the country. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization is building dams and canals to harvest rainwater to irrigate crops, but they say more money is needed if they are to tackle hunger in these areas.
