Afganistan, India, Cambodia

A GRS Experience (2002-2005)Presented By:

Amil Alidina

Afghanistan (’03)

Cambodia (’04)India (’04)

A GRS Experience

1. Experiences abroad…

2. Experiences at home…

3. Genchi Genbutsu

A GRS Experience

The Project: AGRO 497 (Directed Studies)

Identify food security challenges in Kabul and track measures undertaken my the various UN agencies, other NPOs, and

government development agency initiatives to address these issues.

AFGHANISTAN

Years of drought and a lack of access to seeds, fertilizers, and

equipment leave even arable land unused.

No refrigeration / poor sanitation, and lack of enforcement of ‘western

basic’ health standards.

AFGHANISTAN

Urban food markets function relatively well; affordable, available, and accessible.

But there are serious short-comings in water quality and nutritional intake

AFGHANISTAN

The long-term prospects for food security and sustainability are dubious in light of waste management and urban encroachment on Kabul’s limited arable land.

AFGHANISTANBUT THE PEOPLE KEEP PRESSING ON…

CAMBODIA

Cambodia is currently experience relatively strong economic growth and a booming tourism sector, but the rural populations

continue to live in abject poverty

Restoring the Ancient Past…

But at what cost…

INDIA

The boss of the house

Again, an example of the rich-poor divide, and this in a rural village…

While India is hailed as a democracy, the caste system and

exploitation of migrant workers threaten society from within.

A GRS ExperienceExchange: University of Kassel 2003

Exchange: University of Lausanne 2004

Conference: Environmental Conservation, HK (2005)

LOCAL GRS Experiences

Two summer internships done in the summer of 2004 (Agsc.496)

and upon graduation in May 2005.