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Husna is a pickle and jam producer in Farah province of Afghanistan. She recently received necessary tools after attending a food processing training by Roots of Peace's Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development project. She said her sales have doubled after receiving the training and food processing kit. Read her full story here: https://buff.ly/37mS5Gm TOLOnews Ariana News Cheryl Cam Media ABC7 News World Food Prize Foundation MAG (Mines Advisory Group) United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan International Women's Forum UN Women Commonwealth Club of California U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL)

In celebration of Valentine's Day, we asked some of the farmers we work with in Vietnam to share their love stories. You can read Tai and Hue's captivating love story here: https://buff.ly/3b7hyVs #ValentinesDay2021 Cheryl Cam Media International Campaign to Ban Landmines UNMAS MAG (Mines Advisory Group) The HALO Trust Landmine Free 2025 Campaign World Food Prize Foundation ABC7 News UN Women Rotary Action Group For Peace Horasis

Roots of Peace helps Afghan traders explore vegetable and fruit export opportunities in neighboring countries. In November 2020, Community-Based Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAccess to International Market project sponsored a visit of Afghan traders to Tashkent and Samarkand in #Uzbekistan where they met with fruit and vegetable traders and wholesalers, which pave the way for an initial shipment of oranges from Nangarhar to Uzbekistan. TOLOnews Ariana News Cheryl Cam Media ABC7 News World Food Prize Foundation MAG (Mines Advisory Group) United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan International Women's Forum Commonwealth Club of California U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL)

Fruit and vegetables are being exported from Afghanistan despite COVID-19 restrictions. Between October and December 2020, Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development project, jointly implemented by Roots of Peace and United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan, facilitated the exports of 1,872 metric tons of cucumbers, pomegranates and sesame seeds from Badghis, Farah and Nangarhar provinces to Turkey, India, the UAE, and Pakistan with the total value of nearly USD 700,000. TOLOnews Ariana News U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL) Cheryl Cam Media UNMAS ABC7 News World Food Prize Foundation MAG (Mines Advisory Group) Rotary Action Group For Peace Horasis Commonwealth Club of California

Roots of Peace trained around 80 women in jam and pickle processing as well as in packaging, labeling and marketing their products in Farah and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan in December 2020. Upon completing the training, each woman entrepreneur received processing equipment that will help them increase their production capacity and begin selling their products in local markets. U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL) United Nations Development Programme - UNDP TOLOnews Ariana News Cheryl Cam Media ABC7 News World Food Prize Foundation MAG (Mines Advisory Group) The HALO Trust UN Women Rotary Action Group For Peace

Woman-owned Aloe Vera Durukhshan agribusiness firm in Kabul signed a contract to purchase 8 metric tons of aloe vera from farmers in Badghis and Farah provinces of Afghanistan. These farmers received inputs and training to grow aloe vera from the U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL)-funded Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development project jointly implemented by Roots of Peace, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) and United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan. TOLOnews Ariana News Cheryl Cam Media ABC7 News World Food Prize Foundation MAG (Mines Advisory Group) The HALO Trust International Women's Forum UN Women Rotary Action Group For Peace Horasis /