Opium production Agricultural production
5.4 Agricultural inputs
5.4.1 Traction for cultivating land
The main source of land traction power reported by Afghan households is animals 52 percent, followed by mechanical and manual sources 39 and 8 percent, respectively. In general, the use of traction power is similar among urban, rural and Kuchi households, with a slight dominance of mechanical traction by urban households and animal plowing for Kuchi households see Table 5.10. In comparison to the results of NRVA 2005, there seems to be slight increase in using land traction power by mechanical means, while there was a similar reduction of in usage of manual cultivation. Table 5.10 Use of traction power, by type of power used, and by residence in percentages Residence Manual cultivation Animal ploughing Mechanical tractor All types Urban 9 44 47 100 Rural 8 52 39 100 Kuchi 2 40 39 100 National 8 52 39 100 NRVA 2005 national 12 54 35 100 Nooristan has the highest proportion of manual cultivation 75 percent. Small and sloping plots in this mountainous province restrict mechanization and make it difficult to use animals for traction. Manual cultivation also prevails in Wardak, Parwan, Logar and Laghman, each with 24 percent or more households using mainly this. It is almost absent in Urozgan, Nimroz, Bamyan, Kunduz and Zabul. The provinces with the highest use of mechanical cultivation are Nimroz, Helmand, Khost, Zabul and Farah each reporting more than 90 percent mechanical traction, while it is not at all applied by the households surveyed in Bamyan, Daykundi, Panjsher, Sar-E-Pul, Ghor and Nooristan, and only applied to a very limited extent in the provinces of Badakshan, Kapisa, Badghis, Parwan, Faryab and Takhar.5.4.2 Use of fertilizers and pesticides
Nearly two thirds 62 percent of households who reported cultivation in the last summer season mainly rural households used Di-Ammonium Phosphate DAP andor Urea on their agriculture land see Table 5.11. For the majority of the DAP users the amount used was sufficient to meet all fertilizer needs. Table 5.11 Households cultivating in last summer season, by residence, and by DAPUrea use, level of DAPUrea need fulillment in percentages Use of fertiliser, level of fertiliser need fulfillment Residence Urban Rural Kuchi National No fertiliser used 62 37 47 38 Fertiliser used, of which fulfilled 38 63 53 62 Less than a quarter of needs 2 3 2 3 Around one quarter of needs 4 6 10 6 Around half of needs 15 13 20 14 Around two thirds of needs 14 18 16 18 All needs 65 60 53 60 Total 100 100 100 100Parts
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» – Population structure and change 10 – Labour force characteristics 25
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» Stakeholder involvement and questionnaire design
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» Second quarter December 2007-February 2008
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» Introduction - Household shocks and community preferences 109
» General population characteristics Population structure and distribution
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» Conclusions - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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» Crop production Agricultural production
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» Introduction Irrigated land in summer
» Rain-fed land - Household shocks and community preferences 109
» Traction for cultivating land
» Use of fertilizers and pesticides
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» Introduction Literacy - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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» Health post - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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» Private pharmacy - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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» Residence - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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» Residence Educational attainment - Household shocks and community preferences 109
» Child feeding patterns Exclusive breastfeeding
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» Current use of family planning methods
» Use of maternal health care Antenatal care
» Fertility and pregnancy patterns
» Total - Household shocks and community preferences 109
» 16.9 - Household shocks and community preferences 109
» Conceptualisation and analysis of disability
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» Construction material of walls
» 4.7 - Household shocks and community preferences 109
» Water and sanitation Housing facilities
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» Household decision making The position of women in decision making
» Age - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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» The face of women in population and marriage
» Labour force indicators - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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» Community preferences - Household shocks and community preferences 109
» Policy recommendations - Household shocks and community preferences 109
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