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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.