Climate-smart agriculture
Capacity development focused on climate-smart agriculture within the REACH programme.
Climate-Smart Agriculture & Value Chains
REACH — Climate-Smart Agriculture Capacity Development
Climate-smart agriculture capacity development for NCA’s REACH programme across four eastern provinces and eight districts, including greenhouse and value-chain guidance and beneficiary selection criteria.
Project Overview
From field to market—building a sustainable future
Daira Sabz provided climate-smart agriculture capacity development for Norwegian Church Aid’s REACH programme across four eastern provinces and eight districts in Afghanistan.
The assignment combined capacity development with greenhouse and agricultural value-chain guidance, alongside criteria for selecting programme beneficiaries.
- Project Title
- REACH — Climate-Smart Agriculture Capacity Development
- Location
- Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan and Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- Client / Partner
- Norwegian Church Aid — NCA
- Sector
- Climate-smart agriculture, horticulture and agricultural value chains
- Services Provided
- Capacity development; greenhouse and value-chain guidance; beneficiary selection criteria.
- Implemented By
- Daira Sabz Consulting and Engineering Group
Scope of Services
Practical knowledge for resilient agriculture
Support connecting agricultural learning, technical guidance and programme planning.
Greenhouses and value chains
Guidance on greenhouse-related considerations and agricultural value chains.
Beneficiary selection
Criteria to support the selection of programme beneficiaries.
Our Approach
Connecting learning, technical guidance and planning
Three connected areas of support under the assignment:
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Develop knowledge
Strengthen understanding of climate-smart agriculture.
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Connect technical considerations
Bring greenhouse and value-chain guidance into agricultural planning.
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Support programme decisions
Provide beneficiary selection criteria for programme use.
Coverage & Outputs
The scope of the assignment
- Coverage across Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan and Nangarhar.
- Capacity-development assignment spanning eight districts.
- Greenhouse and agricultural value-chain guidance.
- Beneficiary selection criteria.
Why It Matters
From field to market. Towards a sustainable future.
Climate-smart agriculture and value-chain guidance bring production and livelihood considerations into the same conversation. The REACH assignment connected capacity development with practical guidance to support agricultural programme planning.
Relevant Expertise
Support for agricultural capacity development
Daira Sabz provides similar services for:
- Agriculture and rural livelihoods
- Horticulture and greenhouse programmes
- Development organisations and agricultural initiatives
Our relevant services include:
- Climate-smart agriculture training
- Greenhouse and value-chain guidance
- Capacity development and beneficiary selection criteria
Project Gallery
Learning across the agricultural value chain
Photographs supplied for this project update: training discussions, field learning, crop production, food processing and packaged produce.
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