Novel Strategies and Opportunities for Addressing Livestock Farming Challenges in Afghanistan

Abdul Momin Azimi, Mohammad Fawad Farzam, Hanifa Azimi

Volume 2 Issue 1 | Dec 2025

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Abstract

As one of the main pillars of human food supply, livestock farming faces numerous challenges including climate change, diseases, water resource scarcity, and economic pressures. This article reviews modern technology and management-based strategies to address the challenges of livestock farming in Afghanistan and presents novel approaches to tackle them. Considering the country's complex economic, social, and political situation, there is a need for effective solutions. We have analyzed the key challenges and introduced sustainable strategies that can help improve the livestock farming situation in Afghanistan. The present study, given its objective and importance, is applied and descriptive, and the general and conventional scientific criteria have been observed in this research; coherence in the content, accurate extraction and statement of issues related to this article, referring to credible books and scientific articles with utmost precision in quoting are the research methods of this article. The results show that problems such as improper management of rangelands, lack of organized markets, lack of infrastructure like roads and product distribution centers, non-standard livestock transportation, and weak connection between livestock farmers and health and reformatory institutions, recurrent droughts, unsuitable climatic conditions in some regions, lack of quality and balanced feed for livestock, poor management of animal waste, lack of education and modern technologies in the livestock farming sector, and the use of traditional and inefficient methods, lead to decreased productivity in livestock farming and livestock products in Afghanistan. Strategies and recommendations to address these challenges include improving security and political stability, implementing educational programs, developing infrastructure, managing water resources and rangelands, and investing in novel technologies such as artificial intelligence, precision agriculture, and genetic breeding, which can contribute to increased productivity in livestock farming.
Keywords: Challenges, Livestock farming, Novel strategies, Opportunities, Productivity, Technology