HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Raisin yield has doubled in western Herat province, where farmers are concerned over lack of market for their produce, officials and growers said on Monday.
The raisin production in Herat reached 20,000 tonnes in 2015, compared with 80,000-10,000 tonnes last year, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and LivestockBashir Ahmad Ahmaditold Pajhwok Afghan News.
The increased production was linked to higher grapes yield, establishment of processing units and awareness among farmers, he said, adding the grapes were mostly produced in Guzra, Injil, Pashtun . . .
