AFGHANISTAN’S DECIMATED LIVESTOCK COULD TAKE 10 YEARS TO REGENERATE – UN REPORT
New York, Dec 4 2003 10:00AM
Four years of drought and many years of civil strife have decimated livestock in Afghanistan, a major source of income and food for farmers and their families, and it could take up to 10 years for the animal herds to regenerate naturally, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today.