MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials say the most serious issue farmers face in northern Balkh province is scarcity of irrigation water.
Provincial agriculture and livestock director Katib Shams told reporters the agriculture sector in Balkh could not be developed until the problem of the lack of irrigation water was not resolved.
He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a gathering marking the National Farmer Day in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital.
Farmers from 14 districts of Balkh attended the gathering and . . .
