According to the Afghan government, more than 35 percent of the Afghan population (8.4 million people) is suffering from chronic and transitory food insecurity.

Climate change, low precipitation and depletion of underground water resources are still major concerns both in urban and rural Afghanistan. As the planting season approaches, farmers are apprehensive about the availability of irrigation water for autumn cultivation that normally takes place during September and October.

In many parts of the country people have started purchasing wheat for their winter food stocks. While prices significant price increases have not yet occurred, it is anticipated that they will begin to rise before the winter starts.

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