IYRP 2026 is a global initiative to spotlight the essential role that rangelands and pastoralists play in ensuring food security, safeguarding ecosystems, and fighting climate change.
With livestock forming a major part of Afghanistan’s rural economy, the ongoing vaccination drive is viewed as a critical step in mitigating long-term food insecurity in the wake of worsening economic and humanitarian conditions.
In 2024, 2.6 billion people couldn’t afford a healthy diet, as food price inflation continues to erode household purchasing power and disconnect economic growth from better nutrition.