KABUL, Oct 27 (NNN-BIA) – Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, launched a plan to create jobs and fight a potential food crisis, amid the continuous rise of poverty and unemployment.
“More steps will be taken soon by the government, to promote common prosperity for all,” Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Abdul Rahman Rashid, told reporters.
The plan was launched after it was approved by the council of ministers of Afghanistan’s caretaker government, according to the minister.
As part of the nationwide plan, a food-for-work programme was launched in Kabul province, where the country’s capital is located, the minister noted.
“More than 40,000 people will be provided with jobs, they will receive wheat as they work, and the initiative will be expanded to other provinces,” said the minister.
UN agencies, aid organisations and a number of non-governmental organisations are also racing against time, to deliver life-saving aid and supplies to crisis-hit Afghans, ahead of winter.– NNN-BIA
