The new Kabul Dairy Union with seven cooperative societies and 416 members has been established by joint efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Ministry of agriculture and dairy farmers.

A ceremony was held on the 30 of November to mark the establishment of the union. It was attended by H.E Obaidullah Ramin, minister of agriculture and irrigation, Serge Verniau, the FAO representative in Afghanistan and farmers/leaders of the dairy cooperative societies.
Leaders of the societies and technical field staff has completed a training programme on the organisation and management of co-ops to take over the processing facilities set up under FAOs trust fund. The project is funded by the German government.