BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Farmers in central Bamyan province collected 300,000 tonnes of potatoes this year, less than last year’s yield, but the crop’s price doubled in 2016.
Around 90 percent of people in Bamyan are reliant on farming. Potato is one of the main agricultural products of the impoverished province, which produced 300,000 tonnes of potatoes in 2016, compare to last year’s 310,000 tonnes.
However, potato prices almost double this year. The rate of per seven kilograms of potato is 90 afghanis, up from last year’s price of . . .
