KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): At least 16,000 olive saplings have been planted on 80 hectares of land to improve the economy of residents of southeastern Khost province.
The olive saplings have been planted on a hill in Zazai Maidan district, Agriculture Director Eng. Hafizullah Shah Noori told Pajhwok Afghan News.
The project cost $81,000 -- 93 percent paid by a Swiss agency and remaining seven percent by residents.
He said Zazai Maidan district had appropriate climate for olive cultivation. Last year the possibility of cross . . .
