KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Wednesday predicted grape production in western Herat province would increase by 20 percent this year.
A statement from MAIL quoted experts as expecting the production of Herat grapes soaring to 110 tonnes in 2017, compared to 95 tonnes last year.
It said 19,774 acres of land in Herat had been sown with grapes, mostly in Injil, Guzra, Pashtun Zarghoon and Oba districts.
The statement said 139 types of grapes . . .
