AFGHANISTAN LIVESTOCK

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE UNITED Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation has launched a livestock census in Afghanistan, a key part of its plan to rehabilitate the country's meat production sector. FAO officials will visit more than 30,000 villages and farming communities over the coming months to collate detailed information on animal numbers and livestock production practices. "There are no exact figures of the current number of livestock in Afghanistan," said Len Reynolds, FAO census manager. "The last census was held in 1995, but the situation has changed ...


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