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Viewing cable 09KABUL1120, Supporting Wheat Seed Distribution in Afghanistan

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09KABUL1120 2009-05-03 14:00 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kabul 
VZCZCXRO5036
OO RUEHDBU RUEHIK RUEHPOD RUEHPW RUEHYG
DE RUEHBUL #1120 1231400
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 031400Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8715
RUEHC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC 0128
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC 0797
RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
RUEABND/DEA HQS WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 0026
 
UNCLAS KABUL 001120 
 
DEPT FOR SRAP, SCA/FO, SCA/RA, AND SCA/A 
DEPT PASS FOR AID/ANE 
DEPT PASS USTR FOR DELANEY AND DEANGELIS 
DEPT PASS OPIC 
DEPT PASS FOR TDA FOR STEIN AND GREENIP 
USOECD FOR ENERGY ATTACHE 
CENTCOM FOR CSTC-A 
NSC FOR JWOOD 
TREASURY FOR MHIRSON, ABAUKOL, AWELLER, AND MNUGENT 
COMMERCE FOR HAMROCK-MANN, DEES, CHOPPIN, AND FONOVICH 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O.  12958 N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AF
SUBJECT: Supporting Wheat Seed Distribution in Afghanistan 
 
REF: A) Kabul 1108 B) Engle-Ensher email of 5/1/09 
 
1. (U) This is an urgent action request. 
 
2. (SBU) As reported Ref A, Afghan Agriculture Minister Rahimi has 
requested $32.4 million from donors to fund urgent procurement of 
wheat seeds and distribution in time for fall planting.  The Mission 
is aware of two USG programs that would be supportive of the 
Minister's request.  We recommend that Washington agencies take the 
steps necessary to announce progress on both as a deliverable for 
the May 6-7 US-Af-Pak Trilateral Summit in Washington, which Rahimi 
will attend. 
 
3. (SBU) First, we understand USDA may be prepared to allocate an 
additional $9 million under the Food for Progress (FFP) program for 
vegetable oil for Afghanistan.  Under this plan, the Ministry of 
Agriculture would reprogram for wheat seeds $9 million of FFP funds 
already on account at the Ministry and allocated for agriculture 
projects, and use the funds generated from sale of the new veg oil 
to replenish this account.  Second, USAID has proposed a $50 million 
extension of the Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Production in 
Agriculture (AVIPA) program, and approval is pending in Washington. 
The first phase of this successful program distributed vouchers 
enabling reduced-price acquisition of seed and fertilizer by 247,000 
beneficiaries in 14 provinces. 
 
4. (U) The Mission urges Washington agencies to approve these 
requests in time for the Trilateral Summit. 
 
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