Natural resources in recovery : securing Afghanistan’s future : accomplishments and the way forward / Asian Development Bank, South Asia Department.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2004. Description: xv, 75 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 971561535X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HD2065.6. N38
Summary: Summary: “Over 80% of the population is dependent on agriculture. Of the total land area of Afghanistan of 65 million hectares (ha), only 12% is arable. About 30% of total arable and permanent cropland was irrigated in 1999, mostly for wheat and horticulture. The existing irrigation systems are operating at low efficiency rates of about 25%, indicating that there is considerable scope for reducing”—(p. xiii).
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Available 00035331
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet HD2065.6.N38 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 00011657
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“March 2004”.

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary: “Over 80% of the population is dependent on agriculture. Of the total land area of Afghanistan of 65 million hectares (ha), only 12% is arable. About 30% of total arable and permanent cropland was irrigated in 1999, mostly for wheat and horticulture. The existing irrigation systems are operating at low efficiency rates of about 25%, indicating that there is considerable scope for reducing”—(p. xiii).

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