The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced that the distribution of wheat production packages in Afghanistan increased farmers’ yields by 32.8 percent.
The organization said on Thursday, October 1, that it had distributed 168,208 wheat production packages in Afghanistan with financial support from the Asian Development Bank, the European Union, and the governments of Japan and the United Kingdom, as well as the World Bank.
FAO added that each package included improved seeds, fertilizer, and practical agricultural training.
According to FAO, the wheat packages were distributed during the 2025–2026 agricultural season.
FAO’s assessment shows that farmers who received the packages produced 32.8 percent more wheat than those who did not receive the support.
The organization added that for a family cultivating wheat on two jeribs of land, the increase amounted to about 0.36 metric tons of additional wheat—enough to meet the annual wheat needs of two additional family members.
FAO also said that wheat straw yields among farmers who received the packages increased by 6.3 percent. The straw is also used as livestock feed by rural families.
