About Dehqan pamir agriculture and nutrition services
History:
The Dehqan Pamir Agriculture and Nutrition Services Company (DPANS) was established in 2024 in Kabul province, with roots tracing back to 2006 through the founding of the Seed and Nutrition Services Afghanistan (SNSA). Over the years, SNSA has accumulated extensive experience in soybean production, processing, marketing, farmer education, and seed development.
Mission:
The mission of DPANS is to provide sufficient, named, clean, and true-to-type soybean seeds to meet the demand of farmers for planting high-quality soybean seeds in their fields. Additionally, DPANS aims to enhance livelihood opportunities through direct and indirect income generation and to contribute to the eradication of malnutrition.
Our Values:
Our primary goal is to make the agriculture sector sustainable by providing improved and certified seeds produced by Afghans for Afghans in Afghanistan.
Our Focus:
At DPANS, we specialize in the production of high-quality soybean seeds, with a particular emphasis on various foundation and certified seed varieties. Our work is concentrated on:
- High-Quality Seed Production: Developing and producing top-tier soybean seeds to support the agricultural needs of Kabul and other provinces.
- Certification System: Implementing a robust certification system to ensure that our seeds meet the highest standards. We are committed to producing certified seeds ready for cultivation in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Industry Overview:
Seed production is a vital industry in Afghanistan, boasting a robust internal and external market presence. Currently, an increasing number of individuals and farmers in various provinces are engaging in soybean production. However, these farmers, whether small-scale or commercial entities, face challenges in accessing certified seeds. Consequently, they often resort to purchasing uncertified seeds from local farmers, which typically do not meet standard quality criteria.
Addressing Challenges:
To address the issue of uncertified seeds, seed companies are working on the standardization and certification of seeds at the provincial level. DPANS members have already developed the capacity to produce high-quality certified seeds. The lack of certified and true-to-type seed production has contributed to declining seed quality in Afghanistan. To combat this, DPANS has initiated efforts to produce high-quality certified seeds in accordance with certification standards.
Our Initiatives:
DPANS is providing facilities, propagation materials, and implementing certification procedures to produce high-quality seeds. This initiative aims to solve the problem and facilitate farmers' access to standard cultivation materials, thereby supporting the sustainable development of the agriculture sector in Afghanistan.
Our Success:
DPANS ensures the highest quality control by testing the moisture and microbiology of seeds through high-quality labs. Our mission is to provide sufficient, clean, and true-to-type soybean seeds to meet the demand of farmers for planting high-quality soybean seeds in their fields.
Keys to Success:
- Market-Driven Seed Production: Providing foundation and certified soybean seeds according to market demand.
- Local Awareness: Improving local awareness about the benefits of certified seeds.
- Quality Control: Implementing and maintaining stringent quality control measures.
- Farmer Engagement: Encouraging local farmers to cultivate certified seeds.
Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability and Economic Growth
- Accessible Quality Seeds: Ensuring that high-quality seeds are available to farmers in even the most remote areas, delivered on time and at fair prices to prevent additional costs and inefficiencies that could harm the farmers' economy.
- Optimal Resource Utilization: Making effective use of the country's capital, arable land, abundant sea water, human resources, and other available facilities to enhance agricultural productivity, improve food security, and reduce poverty.
- Job Creation: Providing job opportunities for talented individuals, especially educated youth, to reduce immigration and prevent brain drain.
- Reducing Agricultural Imports: Minimizing the need to import agricultural products from foreign countries by boosting local production.
- Increasing Farmers' Income: Enhancing the income of farmers per unit of land, contributing to their economic stability and growth.
- National Food Security and Economic Development: Achieving food security, alleviating poverty, and elevating the national economy through improved agricultural practices and productivity.
