{"id":6642,"date":"2026-02-11T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/02\/11\/wfp-reconstructs-irrigation-canals-nangarhar-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:42:14","slug":"wfp-reconstructs-irrigation-canals-nangarhar-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/02\/11\/wfp-reconstructs-irrigation-canals-nangarhar-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"WFP Supports Reconstruction of Irrigation Canals in Nangarhar to Boost Local Livelihoods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that residents of Nangarhar province are advancing the reconstruction of local irrigation canals as part of long-term resilience strengthening initiatives. This effort aims to restore water flow to agricultural lands and improve family livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>According to the agency, these activities are part of long-term support programs focused on empowering local communities. Irrigation canals play a crucial role in supplying water to farmlands in many agricultural areas of Afghanistan, and damage to them can directly affect crop production and farmers\u2019 incomes.<\/p>\n<p>Nangarhar province, located in eastern Afghanistan, is among the regions where a significant portion of the population depends on farming. Restoring irrigation infrastructure in this province can create conditions for increased agricultural yields and reduce families\u2019 economic vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>WFP has previously stated that alongside emergency aid, it is concentrating on small-scale development projects to help local communities become more resilient to economic and climatic challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WFP aids Nangarhar residents in rebuilding irrigation canals to restore water to farms and enhance livelihoods in eastern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-important-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}