Improving Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector

About 80 percent of Afghanistan’s population depends directly or indirectly on the country’s agricultural sector; yet years of conflict and neglect have left the irrigation and transportation systems broken and the agriculture ministry strained. ICMA is a team member on a USAID-funded program designed to strengthen management capacity in the agricultural sector—improving food security and income generation for Afghans and helping build their confidence in the government.

icma.org/afghan-ag

 

QR Codes = Tourists?

Find out how local governments around the world are using bar codes readable by mobile phones—QR Codes—to engage tourists.

icma.org/QRcodes_tourists

 

Safety in the Workplace

Find out how Goodyear, Arizona, has integrated a culture of workplace safety throughout the organization, including employees, residents, and contractors working within the city.

icma.org/Goodyear_safety

Leadership Projects

Members of the Leadership ICMA Class of 2014 worked in teams to complete projects for four communities: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (strategic approach to partnerships); Decatur, Georgia (traffic calming efforts); Lee’s Summit, Missouri (central building services and vehicle maintenance); and Milton, Georgia (preservation of open space).

icma.org/leadershipicmacapstones