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Afghan women show agriculture can recover after war

An aid project in Afghanistan helps enterprising women to multiply grain seeds for cropping, share vegetable seeds and breed better goats.

So far the work has affected 14,000 women, and helped establish new micro businesses, such as extracting essential oil of peppermint and rosewater to sell at the markets.

The agricultural aid project has been funded by the Australian Government, including the International Centre for Agricultural Research (ICARDA).

"We've been extremely successful in developing women based enterprises in Afghanistan," said Dr Andrew Noble the deputy director of ICARDA.

Read more at Radio Australia
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