A harvest of hope : turning minefields into bountiful vineyards / Roots of Peace.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Publication details: Washington, D.C : Roots of Peace, 2008.Description: [24] p. : col. ill., ports, col. map : 232 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • Pamphlet HD 2065.6 .H37 2008

Title from cover.

“3 December 2008”.

“Afghanistan was once considered “The Garden of Central Asia”. Currently, over 80% of the country is dependent upon agriculture, and over 44.6% of the population is under the age of 14 years old.

The Roots of Peace Model aims to restore this agrarian society by returning the land to productive agriculture use—safely removing the thousands of landmines, and explosive remnants of war from these once fertile soils and providing alternatives to poppies”—(p. [12]).