Afghanistan

  • Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan
  • From: 01/01/2024 to: 31/12/2024
  • Published: 23/12/2023
  • Coordinated by: OCHA

Food Security and Agriculture

Population
Financials
  • People in need
    15.8 million
  • People targeted
    15.8 million
  • Core reached
    14.9 million
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  • Overall reached
    14.9 million
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  • Overall reached %
    94.0%
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  • Requirements ($)
    $1.43 billion
  • Funding ($)
    $697.5 million
  • % Funded
    48.7%
Core reached: the number of people reached by at least one response activity that has a high impact on fulfilling the overall needs of the affected population (referred to as ‘Direct reached’ in 2023). Overall reached: the number of people reached by at least one response activity (Direct and Indirect).

Cluster Objectives

CO1

Shock-affected women, men and children of all ages (IDPs, returnees, refugees, natural disaster-affected and people under IPC 3 and 4) have a minimum household food consumption score above 42.5.

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Contributes to
  • Specific Objective
    • 1.2
  • Strategic Objective
    • 1
Indicator Unit Target Result Progress
Outcome: % of households with acceptable food consumption
Percentage
15,823,677%
14,875,789%
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CO2

Necessary food assistance is provided to affected households in a timely manner.

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Contributes to
  • Specific Objective
    • 1.2
  • Strategic Objective
    • 1
Indicator Unit Target Result Progress
Output: # Shock affected and vulnerable women, men, girls and boys of all ages who receive adequate food/cash responses, in a timely manner (IDP, returnee, refugee, natural disaster affected and those facing crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity (IPC 3 and 4).
People
15,823,677
14,875,789
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CO3

Assistance to affected population is provided to all vulnerable groups.

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Contributes to
  • Specific Objective
    • 2.2
  • Strategic Objective
    • 2
Indicator Unit Target Result Progress
Output: % of projects that document the participation of affected populations in their diversity (marginalized groups, women)
Percentage
100%
No data

CO4

Local communities are active interlocutors regarding beneficiary selections.

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Contributes to
  • Specific Objective
    • 2.2
  • Strategic Objective
    • 2
Indicator Unit Target Result Progress
Output: % of partners that have clear guidance/procedures on communicating with communities regarding beneficiary targeting/selection criteria
Percentage
100%
No data

CO5

Livelihoods are protected and rehabilitated for vulnerable people facing acute food insecurity and at risk of hunger and malnutrition.

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Contributes to
  • Specific Objective
    • 3.1
  • Strategic Objective
    • 3
Indicator Unit Target Result Progress
Output: Timely assistance provided to protect livelihoods of shock- affected and vulnerable women, men, girls and boys of all ages who receive timely livelihood assistance (IDP, returnee, refugee, natural disaster affected and those facing crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity IPC 3 and 4)
People
9,105,000
9,583,650
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Outcome: Percentage of the targeted people reporting increased in food production or income
Percentage
60%
No data
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Food Security and Agriculture | Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan 2024
https://humanitarianaction.info/plan/1185/ge/7417


Population data by location for the cluster

11-Feb-2026


Population data by location for the cluster

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Food Security and Agriculture (FSAC)

Food Security and Agriculture (FSAC)

The overall level of food insecurity across Afghanistan fell in 2023 compared to the extremely high levels seen in 2022. This has been largely the result of unprecedented levels of humanitarian food assistance and emergency agricultural assistance on the one hand and a significant reduction in drought-conditions across most of the country in late 2023 on the other, which is expected to continue in early 2024. However, the projected levels of food insecurity in 2024 remain extremely high – with more than a third of the total population projected to be experiencing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) from November 2023 to March 2024 and importantly, the food security situation remains extremely fragile.
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