CLIMATE SMART FARMING

Delivering accessible, actionable climate information to farmers and agricultural workers.

Climate-Smart Farming Awareness

Afghanistan’s agricultural sector — which employs a significant portion of the population — is increasingly under pressure from shifting rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts, and unpredictable growing seasons driven by climate change. Most farmers have little access to usable information about these changes and their practical consequences.

Unisfere, in partnership with local Afghan NGOs, aims to deliver accessible, actionable awareness to farmers and agricultural workers about climate variability and its effects on water availability and crop planning.

What This Program Is — and Is Not

This is not a technical agricultural training program. Unisfere does not have agronomy expertise on staff and will not attempt to provide crop science or irrigation engineering. What Unisfere can offer is information access and translation: connecting farmers to simple, usable data about rainfall and seasonal patterns, and helping them understand what that data means for their work.

Effective delivery requires a named local NGO co-lead with agricultural field presence. This program will not launch without that partnership in place.

Program Components

Awareness Sessions

  • Short, practical sessions (online and in-person) on climate basics for farmers
  • Focus on: what is changing, why it is changing, what farmers can observe
  • Delivered in Dari and Pashto, adapted for low-literacy participants where needed

Data Access

  • Connecting farmers to simple rainfall and seasonal data sources available for Afghanistan
  • Explaining how to interpret basic weather forecasts and seasonal outlooks
  • No proprietary tools required — focus on what is already available and free

Local Partner Role

  • The NGO partner provides field access, community trust, and on-the-ground facilitation
  • Unisfere contributes content development, coordination, and international network links
  • All materials are co-developed and co-branded

Preconditions for Launch

The following must be in place before this program is announced or activated:

  • At least one named local Afghan NGO co-lead with agricultural field presence
  • Agreement on scope, roles, and cost-sharing between Unisfere and partner
  • Initial pilot design covering no more than two provinces

Program Details

Format: Awareness sessions — online and in-person (via NGO partner)

Target group: Farmers and agricultural workers in rural Afghanistan

Language: Dari / Pashto

Cost level: Moderate (depends on partner structure and field reach)

Status: Concept — NGO partnership required before launch

Contact: info@unisfere.com