Afghanistan RAMP Rebuilding Agricultural Markets in Afghanistan: Trip Report and Outline of a Strategy Paper for Central Helmand Irrigation Systems, Afghanistan

摘要

This paper outlines a strategy for addressing some of the regional issues of Central Helmand and its reconstruction. The analysis and conclusions stem from the observations and contacts made during a brief field trip to Kandahar, Lashkar Gah and Helmand between 17 and 19 February 2004. Background materials drawn from the past are incorporated to clarify current status. Very little has changed since my earlier stays in the region. A few more days in the area would have resulted in a better understanding of what is happening currently as it relates to the cotton industry, the privately owned cotton gins and the re-emergence of poppy.