# Afghanistan’s farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash | UN News

> The UN says Afghanistan's farmers and herders face famine-like conditions after most crops were lost to drought this year, with 18.8 million people unable to feed themselves daily. Aid agencies warn a second consecutive drought year is likely in 2022 as La Niña brings drier conditions.

- Date: 2021-11-19 · published 2021-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43973-afghanistan-s-farmers-herders-desperate-for-seed-food-and-cash-un-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Afghanistan is a small grain importer, so the humanitarian need has little effect on global feed prices. Continued drought concern is a minor supporting factor for regional wheat import demand.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-07 | [Understanding Drought in Afghanistan: How ENSO Helps Us Predict Food Crises — NASA Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24599-understanding-drought-in-afghanistan-how-enso-helps-us-predict-food-crises-nasa.md) | -1.3% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-11 | [Why strong monsoon rains are not necessarily good news for Indian farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56514-why-strong-monsoon-rains-are-not-necessarily-good-news-for-indian-farmers.md) | +4.8% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-18 | [Farmers have tough crop decision \| Narromine News \| Narromine, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71466-farmers-have-tough-crop-decision-narromine-news-narromine-nsw.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-09 | [MMN May 2024 - Straights Update \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30302-mmn-may-2024-straights-update-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-14 | [US forecaster sees 57% chance of La Nina developing between now and December \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27326-us-forecaster-sees-57-chance-of-la-nina-developing-between-now-and-december.md) | -0.5% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- news.un.org: https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1106212

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