SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Work on establishing 500 orchards under the National Horticulture and Livestock Programme (NHLP) has been launched in northern Jawzjan province, officials said on Saturday.
Fahim Jabari, NHLP in-charge for northern zone, said the project initiated today was one of the basic programmes of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL).
“We are working on 12 kinds of fruits in the north, including apple, pomegranate, cherries, grapes, apricot, almond, walnut, pear, peaches and some other fruits.”
He said 500 new orchards of . . .
