Kabul, Afghanistan
Made possible through a cooperative agreement with USAID.
Partnership with University of California - Davis.
Texas A&M is working on a program funded by USAID that assists the development of Afghanistan's livestock sector. Pastoral Engagement, Adaptation and Capacity Enhancement (PEACE) promotes development of the extensive livestock sector by supporting policy planning, pastoral land tenure conflict resolution, introduction of new technologies to improve rangeland management, and livestock production and marketing. The project also helps Afghan government personnel plan and implement livestock development and rangeland resource management.
Rangelands are by far the major land type in Afghanistan, comprising about 75 percent of the land area of the country. Rangelands are of critical importance to the agriculture sector as they provide the headwaters' environment for Afghanistan's river system. Thus, irrigated agriculture in the lowlands depends on the management of the rangelands.
