Afghanistan | Revised humanitarian response (May–December 2020)
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Afghanistan is among the most severe food crises countries worldwide. It was reported as the third worst food crisis in the 2020 edition of the Global Report on Food Crises. Further exacerbating the food insecurity situation is the rapid spread of COVID-19 since April, with a reported test-positivity-rate (positive tests as a percentage of total tests) of more than 44 percent. A recent survey conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), indicates that the very urgent and essential COVID-19-related movement restrictions and containment measures have had a significant impact on agricultural processing. Additionally, poultry and livestock farmers across all provinces have reported significant challenges in managing their poultry and livestock-based livelihoods. Market closures have led to farmers being unable to sell produce; increased prices have limited households’ access to food; and disruptions in exporting agricultural products have occurred.
In the framework of FAO’s Corporate COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme and the United Nations Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19, FAO has revised its humanitarian response for 2020 to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and address the needs of the most vulnerable households.