Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan
# Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan

The Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan (FHCRAA) is a consortium of aid organizations working to restructure agriculture in the south Asian nation. In the beginning of January 2002, ICARDA, with the support of USAID, brought together 34 organizations including CGIAR centers and other research institutes, relief and development organizations, NGOs, U.S. universities, donor agencies and the Afghanistan Ministry of Agriculture at a meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. FHCRAA was the result.

The first stage was to identify areas, aid recipients and donor agency capabilities. The most important partners were USAID, CGIAR, ICARDA [International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas] and ICRIST (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). CGIAR is a strategic alliance of countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting 15 international agricultural centers that work with national agricultural programs and civil society organizations including the private sector.

## Participants

Groups participating included:

* International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas- ICARDA
* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics-ICRISAT
* International Center for Tropical Agriculture -CIAT
* International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center- CIMMYT
* International Potato Center-CIP
* World Vegetable Center-AVRDC
* International Center for Development Oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA)
* International Fertilizer Development Center- IFDC
* Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (Afghanistan)- (MAI)
* AKDN
* MADERA
* MC
* ACTED; DACAARZ
* FOCUS; ISRA
* FAO; WFP
* Texas A & M University
* Cornell University
* University of California, Davis
* Michigan State University
* USAID
* International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
* Department for International Development (DFID)
* Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
* OPEC Fund for International Development
* International Potato Center (CIP)
* DACCAR
* International Center for Research in Agro-forestry Research
* Purdue University and other countries and aid organizations etc.
