DCA Livestock Programs is a Dutch foundation, developing and implementing veterinary and livestock projects in Afghanistan since 1988. In 1994, the organisation was officially registered as DCA-VET at the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands.
In Afghanistan, livestock is the engine of the rural economy. About 73% of the Afghan people are living in rural areas, being dependent on livestock and subsistence farming. Improvements therefore in animal health and production directly impact individual quality of life as well as the national economy.
Recently, we realised our scope has grown beyond just veterinary projects. That is why since 2017 the organisation is registered as DCA Livestock Programs. In Afghanistan, registration took place in 2005 at the Ministry of Economy, under the name of DCA. DCA reaches annually more than one million beneficiaries.
A Board that is based in Holland guides the foundation. Linked to the Board is an Advisory Council that provides the Board with advice and suggestions