Working under contract to the
U.S. Agency for Inter-national Development and other foreign aid donors,
Chemonics designs and implements development projects in many of the world’s
developing coun-tries. Integrating a range of consulting capabilities, we offer
solutions in financial services, private sector development, health,
envi-ronmental management, gender, crisis prevention and recovery, democracy and
governance, and agri-culture. Through our work, we promote meaningful change by
helping people live healthier, more pro-ductive, and more indepen-dent lives.
Afghanistan Achieving Food and Livelihood Security,
2003-2005 U.S. Agency for International Development
As Afghanistan made the transition to democracy, its people remained vulnerable to famine and poverty. To prevent catastrophe, Chemonics helped Afghans prepare for potential rapid-onset disasters caused by food shortages, economic hardship, poor health, social upheaval, inadequate shelter, or insufficient education. Chemonics worked with USAID and its partners to build a framework for economic development and emergency programming.
Afghanistan Alternative Development Project for the Southern Region,
2005-2009 U.S. Agency for International Development
Afghanistan Alternative Incomes Project,
2004-2005 U.S. Agency for International Development
In the Helmand province of Afghanistan, the most vulnerable people are also the most affected by the harsh conditions of winter. As a job order under the Rebuilding Agricultural Markets project, Chemonics provided assistance to create economic opportunities and a social safety net for citizens in this region. Using participatory approaches that involve community leaders and local officials in project activities, the team targeted 50,000 laborers for 50 days of work each in a cash-for-work program. The program focused on infrastructure and public works activities such as roads, irrigation systems, and alternatives to poppy cultivation.
Afghanistan Bolan Poultry Farm Technical Support,
2009-2010 U.S. Agency for International Development
In Afghanistan's Helmand Province, the majority of the population receives its eggs and chicken meat through imports from India, Pakistan, and Iran. As part of its efforts to support the development of the legal agriculture sector, in 2007 the Afghanistan Alternative Development Program for the Southern Region began developing the Helmand poultry industry. Initially, the project rehabilitated facilities owned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock at the Bolan Poultry Farm and provided technical assistance to private poultry producers in and around the area of Lashkar Gah. The Helmand poultry project will continue to support development of the poultry industry in Helmand to ensure successful privatization of the integrated hatchery and feed mill at Bolan Poultry Farm. Specifically, the project will help the feed mill and hatchery become fully operational, provide technical assistance to farmers, and establish a long-term lease for a local investor to operate and maintain the hatchery and feed mill assets. Ultimately, the farm will have the capacity to supply Helmand Province with approximately 10 percent of the chicken meat and 30 percent of the eggs it requires, thereby decreasing reliance on imports and stimulating local legal business and job development.
Afghanistan Rebuilding Agricultural Markets,
2003-2006 U.S. Agency for International Development
Agriculture is vital to Afghanistan's economy. Once a vibrant source of food and income, the country's agricultural economy has been devastated by years of war and drought. Chemonics, through the largest donor initiative in Afghanistan’s agricultural sector, is working to change this by making food more secure, creating jobs, boosting productivity, and ensuring that the country's agricultural products are competitive. The project also provides economic opportunities for Afghan women to raise their status in society and has launched an institutional capacity building project within the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The project has added more than $500 million in value to agricultural products. For example, more than 60 metric tons of fresh grapes have been exported to foreign markets because of improved processing and quality control.
