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Introduction and Background of Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL)

VISION:

 The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock vision is to ensure food security, sustainable and balanced development of the agriculture sector and effective use of resources.

MISSION:

This is a farmer-oriented and responsive ministry that provides standard quality services in the field of agriculture through research, extension, modern policy formulation, introduction of new technologies, management and development of irrigation, natural resources and land throughout the country via its’ well-trained experts. As a result, suitable work and investment opportunities for the people and private sector are created and in a whole a big role is being played in national economy growth.

GOALS: 

  1. Increasing agriculture and livestock products in terms of quantity and quality in the country.
  2. Strengthening agriculture, irrigation, and livestock research and extension programs
  3. Management and development of irrigation, management of natural resources, and adaptation to climate change’s effects.
  4. Management of land affairs, geodesy, and legal access of farmers, livestock owners, and the private sector (national and international) to land.
  5. Encouraging and supporting private enterprises (national and international) to invest in the agriculture, irrigation, and livestock sectors.
  6. Fundamental and administrative reform and capacity building.

MAIN TASKS:

  1. Lead and manage of agriculture, irrigation and livestock services and activities throughout the country.
  2. Preparation and timely implantation of concepts, plans, legal documents, procedures and policies.
  3. Provision and facilitation of quality inputs (land, water, improved seeds, chemical and organic fertilizers, fruit tree saplings, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, agricultural machineries, and improved breeds of animals etc.) to farmers and livestock owners.
  4. Provision of a conducive environment for the production of high-quality agricultural and animal products addresses domestic needs, supports the production of agricultural and animal products, and connects producers to national and international markets.
  5. Provision of a conducive environment with aims to commercialize the agricultural and livestock sector to increase the income levels of farmers and livestock owners in the country.
  6. Management of forests, pastures and medicinal plants, watersheds, protected areas, conservation of wildlife, sustainable and balanced use of forest products, pastures, medicinal plants, and wildlife.
  7. Reform, construction, revitalization, and maintenance of irrigation and drainage networks, on-farm water management, reconstruction and revival of check-dams and water reservoirs, resolution of disputes related to irrigation networks, improvement of agricultural lands, and promotion of irrigation technologies.
  8. Construction, renewal and development of agriculture and livestock infrastructures,
  9. Modeling, analysis and introduction of methods to adapt the agriculture and livestock sector to the effects of climate change.
  10. Provision of legal access for individuals to governmental (Emirate) lands and solving land related disputes.
  11. Facilitating the implementation of public benefit projects through establishing the right of ownership, acquisition and transfer of governmental (Emirati) land to the project.
  12. Management and development of geodesy’s affairs, cartography, photogrammetry, cadaster and consolidation of national and international borders and the extraction of the country's annual calendar
  13. Identification, separation and stabilization of ownership rights, land bank management, registration and land ownership’s information, registration of informal areas, execution of land legal documents (Qabala) and photogrammetry management.
  14. Collecting tithe and Zakat according to the law and its regulations.
  15. Managing the process of collecting and increasing revenue.
  16. Strengthening divers and legitimate agriculture and introducing alternatives for drugs –production plants.
  17. Quality control of production, supply, and export of agricultural and animal products, chemical fertilizers, adherence to quarantine standards, and prevention of the spread of plant and animal pests and diseases in the country.
  18. Conducting scientific research on the conservation of indigenous plant and animal species and promotion of improved breeds.
  19. Professionalizing the agriculture and livestock sector via providing capacity building for employees.
  20. Storage and reservation of strategic products for/in emergency’s situations
  21. Providing animal health services and controlling animal and zoonotic diseases,
  22. Provide technical collaboration in the establishment of standard livestock farms (cattle farming, poultry farming, beekeeping, fish farming, and etc.).
  23. Collection and analysis of agriculture sector data
  24. Supporting the private sector in marketing, providing the necessary facilities to connect the private sector with national and international organizations.
  25. Preparation of budget for implementation of plans and programs, and monitoring and evaluation of activities.

History

Afghanistan is a mountainous country with vast deserts and brilliant history of several millennia.

Its geographic location and topography is comparable only with a limited number of Asian countries.

The geographic shape of the Afghanistan begins from low levels and rise to high altitudes, finally reaching the “Roof of the World”; this shows that this geography has different ecosystems, changing of the ecosystems causes beauty and attractiveness in our land.
Proper weather is one of the important characteristics which has given Afghanistan a specific features.
 
Our country is now under construction; these efforts is going on with the cooperation of hard-working people, agriculture forms one of the important areas of it.

The first agricultural management was created during reign of King Amanullah Khan in 1919; during the reign of king Habibullah Khan and after that a series of measures was adopted for agricultural development.

The measures taken by the Ministry of Commerce from 1918-1937 in the field of agriculture, reforestations, construction of rivers, planting of trees, formation of experimental agricultural farms, nurseries and others are as follow:

1.    Construction of dams and excavation of canals from 1918- 1931.
2.    Creation of first independent directorate of agriculture in 1937.
3.    Creation of Ministry of Agriculture in 1948.
4.    Renaming of Ministry of Agriculture to Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation in 1960.