ADI is an independent research and data platform — free, open access, and built across six development pillars for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers worldwide.
ADI covers Afghanistan's development challenges comprehensively — from soil health to governance, from energy to education.
Crop suitability mapping, food security indicators, Khosh Tepa canal data, precision agriculture tools, and rural livelihood analysis.
Kabul groundwater crisis, river basin management, land degradation monitoring, climate adaptation analysis, and disaster risk mapping.
Solar and hydro potential mapping, rural electrification data, energy access gap analysis, renewable policy briefs, and infrastructure overlays.
GDP and sector analysis, export diversification, trade corridor data, mining resource maps, FDI environment briefs, and value chain analysis.
Policy brief series, SDG progress tracking, aid effectiveness data, institutional analysis, rule of law indicators, and development finance.
Literacy and enrolment data, women's rights indicators, youth employment, brain drain analysis, diaspora engagement, and digital access gaps.
Interactive dashboards — free to use, open source, built for field workers, researchers, and programme managers.
Full screening-level soil assessment for any location across 124 countries — soil health score, erosion risk, degradation probability, and FAO-grounded recommendations in under a minute.
Launch SoilSense →Afghanistan water security deep dive and global dashboard — Kabul groundwater crisis, river basin data, and live World Bank water indicators for 80+ countries.
Launch WaterSense →Afghanistan economic dashboard — GDP trends, trade and exports, poverty indicators, and economic development data. Live from World Bank API with global country comparisons.
Launch EconomySense →Geospatial crop suitability and irrigation potential mapping for Afghanistan — supporting Khosh Tepa canal zone planning and agricultural development decisions.
In developmentSolar and hydro potential mapping for Afghanistan — rural electrification gaps, renewable energy potential, and infrastructure overlay analysis.
In developmentAsk questions about Afghanistan development in natural language — get data-driven answers instantly from live APIs for field officers and researchers.
In developmentEvidence-based analysis and policy recommendations — freely available to practitioners, researchers and policymakers.
Kabul groundwater depletes at 3m/year. Only 36% of Afghans have safe water access. 13 policy recommendations across three timeframes with practical data tools for implementation support.
Soil health indicators across Afghanistan's agricultural zones — linking SoilSense data to land degradation neutrality targets and practical management recommendations.
In preparationGDP analysis, export potential, trade corridor opportunities and policy pathways toward reduced aid dependency and increased domestic production.
In preparationAll ADI tools and publications use open, verified data sources. Full methodology documented in each tool's GitHub repository.
Water access, GDP, poverty, trade and economic indicators for 200+ countries. Updated annually.
data.worldbank.org →Water resources, irrigation, and water security data. Afghanistan country profiles and global comparisons.
fao.org/aquastat →Global soil property maps at 250m resolution — organic carbon, pH, nitrogen, texture and bulk density.
soilgrids.org →Terrestrial water storage anomalies — groundwater depletion monitoring from satellite gravity measurements.
grace.jpl.nasa.gov →35+ years of rainfall and precipitation data for drought and climate monitoring across Afghanistan.
chc.ucsb.edu →Multispectral satellite imagery for NDVI, vegetation monitoring, and land cover mapping.
copernicus.eu →Joint Monitoring Programme data on drinking water and sanitation access globally and for Afghanistan.
washdata.org →Cloud-based geospatial analysis platform for vegetation monitoring and environmental indicators.
earthengine.google.com →ADI grows through collaboration. Researchers, practitioners, and field workers worldwide are welcome to contribute data, tools, policy briefs, and research.
Open datasets on any ADI pillar — CSV, Excel, GeoJSON with clear methodology and sources.
Evidence-based policy analysis with cited sources covering Afghanistan development challenges.
Open-source tools, dashboards, or scripts that help practitioners working on Afghanistan.
Field observations, technical notes, methodology documentation, or working papers.
We will review your submission and get back to you within 7 days.
ADI was built from a simple observation — there is no open, reliable, data-driven platform covering Afghanistan's development challenges across all sectors. Everything is scattered, outdated, or behind paywalls.
Practitioners, researchers, and policymakers make critical decisions without the data they need. ADI is the attempt to change that — one tool, one dataset, one policy brief at a time.
This platform is built on field experience from FAO consultancy work in Afghanistan, combined with data science expertise developed across EU-funded projects and applied research in the Netherlands.
ADI is independent, non-political, and committed to open access. It welcomes collaboration from anyone who believes Afghanistan deserves better data.
We welcome researchers, practitioners, domain experts, and organisations who want to contribute data, tools, policy briefs, or expertise. ADI is built to grow through collaboration.