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Farmers and nomads comprise about three-quarters of the Afghan population, although only about 12% of the land is arable.

War and drought have left about 53% of the rural population in poverty.

Domestic production has improved since the fall of the Taleban, but the country still has one of the highest levels of malnutrition in the world.

Households which produce opium poppies - banned by the government but of growing economic importance - are less likely to be poor.
 

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