JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The watermelon yield surged in eastern Nangarhar province this year, creating work for thousands of jobless people, officials say.
Every year around 7,500 acres of land is cultivated with watermelon in Batikot, Lalpura, Koshta and Kama districts, with this year’s harvest reaching 100 thousands of tones.
The watermelon yield saw an increase in Batikot district where a small bazaar for the fruit has been set up on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway.
Local people say they got work opportunities in cultivating and as well harvesting the fruit this season.
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