PHDP-ADA

PHDP

Perennial Horticulture Development Project

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 479 Species : Apple Variety : Nazak Badan Location : Panjshir

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 482 Species : Apricot Variety : Amiri Location : Parwan, Ghorband

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 813 Species : Plum Variety : Sorkh Location : Kabul, Paghman

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 387 Species : Pomegranate Variety : Bum Location : Kandahar, Arghandab

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 6024 Species : Grapefruit Variety : Marsh Location : Nangarhar, Jalalabad

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 385 Species : Pomegranate Variety : Sor Zod Ras Location : Kandahar, Arghandab

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 552 Species : Fig Variety : Tor Location : Kandahar, Daman

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 6301 Species : Peach Variety : Flower Crest Location : Kunar, Asadabad

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 715 Species : Grapes Variety : Askari Location : Herat, Guzara

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 2022 Species : Pear Variety : Kozahi Location : Jawzjan, Shiberghan

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 551 Species : Fig Variety : Spin Location : Kandahar, Daman

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 168 Species : Almond Variety : Sattarbai Location : Kunduz, Chardara

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 868 Species : Grapes Variety : Khurmayi Location : Jawzjan, Shabarghan

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Funded by European Union

Afghanistan National Collection of Varieties of Fruit and Nuts

Afghanistan National Nursery Growers Organisation

1500 Nursery Producers Committed to Improve Standards of Fruit Trees

965 Accessions labelled in “In-Situ” Germplasm Collection

2086 Nurseries surveyed

22 Nursery Growers’ Associations Established

Committee Started for Distribution and Allocation of Mother Stock Trees in 2009

Six Technical Seminars held in 2008

Eight Coordination Meetings with Nine Implementing Partners

Training of Trainers in Fruit Growing Technology in six PHD Centres

Farmer Training on Almond Pollination

English Language Training for MAIL staff

Two Horticulture Sector Workshops

Study Tour to Bulgaria for 16 MAIL Senior Staff

GPFA Study Tour to Turkey

Afghan Development Association (ADA)

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Duration of the action	36 Months (3 years)
Objectives of the action	Over all objectives: The overall objective is to improve the socio-economic condition of the targeted beneficiaries, and to contribute to poverty alleviation in particular for the rural population in south west Afghanistan. Specific Objective: The specific objective of the project is to improve horticulture products and fruit markets in Kandahar and Zabul Provinces
Partner(s)	Afghan Development Association (ADA)
Target group(s)	Farmers, Fruit-growers, Agriculture Cooperatives, Fruit Traders, Off farm people, Government Departments.
Final beneficiaries	Farmers, Fruit-growers, Agriculture Cooperatives, people, Government Departments, University Students.
Estimated results	An effective and operational cooperation mechanizim in line with the objectives of MAI is in place. Eight Demonstration Orchards (DO) are operational and facilitated as focal resource for extension services and technical assistance to farmers. Four Nucleus Nurseries (NN) produce sufficient fruit trees to meet the demand of the fruit market and private sectors. Four fruit grower cooperatives are established to support fruit-growers in the target areas. One Trade Association unit is established to facilitate fruit marketing. Two centres provided technical assistance on effective and efficient irrigation techniques to the fruit-growers. Two centres provided improved horticulture inputs and technical assistance to fruit growers and other stakeholders.
Main activities	Strengthening Horticulture sector within ADA. Orchard establishment/ Management Cooperative establishment/ Strengthening. Trade Association establishment /Strengthening Delivery of technical extension services. Resource centre establishment Capacity Building and Training (Farmers, fruit growers, traders, government Staff, university students. Exposure visits Installation and effective irrigation system (Drip irrigation)mode:line">Installation and effective irrigation system (Drip irrigation)

Fruit tree nursery and citrus virus free nucleus stock net house at Farm e Jadid, Jalalabad
Newly planted citrus variety collection at Farm e Jadid, Jalalabad
Field Day visitors to citrus nursery, Farm e Jadid, Jalalabad
Rootstocks nursery Herat
Fruit varieties display at PHDP technical seminar
Stone fruit nursery with germplasm accessions in Herat
Training room at Perennial Horticulture Centre in Herat
Fig variety collection nursery in Kandahar
Grape variety collection nursery in Herat
Grape variety collection nursery in Kandahar
Training for tree planting
Training for tree pruning
Training for tree pruning
Field day at Perennial Horticulture Development Centre Farm e Jadid, Jalalabad
Display of range of Afghan fruits at technical seminar
Deputy Minister Sharif inspecting fruit variety collection
Winter tree pruning training in commercial orchard near Kabul