Afghanistan, Jan. 29 -- The UN food agency says a new $100 million project will support food security and agricultural livelihoods for vulnerable communities across Afghanistan.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said it is launching a $100 million project in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank to improve food security in Afghanistan.
In a statement issued on Thursday, FAO said the project will support the agricultural livelihoods of more than one million of the country's most vulnerable people.
According to the statement, the two-year initiative targets about 151,000 families, equivalent to roughly 1.057 million individuals nationwide.
The project will mainly assist families returning from Iran an...