Afghanistan Rice Sector Assessment

IFC is commissioning this study to get a better understanding of the sector's landscape and the state of the current supply chain (i.e., agro-ecological mapping, gaps in production technology, production capacity, major producers, distribution network, etc.) in order to determine if immediate investment opportunities exist or more upstream support can be designed to build sustainable rice production in Afghanistan to achieve self-sufficiency and maintain food security. The study shall also further focus on the identification of opportunities and bottlenecks, and hurdles that impede the growth of and have held back private sector investments in the sector.