Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Program (AWATT). Fiscal Year One (FY08) Annual Report (March 3, 2008-March 3, 2009) including Fourth Quarter of FY08

摘要

The USAID Afghanistan Water, Agriculture, and Technology Transfer (AWATT) program being implemented by New Mexico State University (NMSU) provides technical assistance to improve and strengthen Afghan capacity to manage and utilize the country's scarce water and natural resources. NMSU's works to deliver AWATT program through subcontracts with its University partners; Colorado State University (CSU), University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC), and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC). AWATT's first year in Afghanistan has been one of intensive learning for the AWATT team. However, we have made substantial inroads in building a platform to launch programs targeting water use and natural resource conservation that will result in reaching our ultimate objectives of improving farm incomes, creating new rural jobs, and improving food security.