LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The southern Helmand province has produced 24,000 tonnes of pomegranates this year, the Agriculture Department said on Tuesday.
But farmers complain the government has not provided them with any kind of cooperation in looking after their orchards or enhancing the fruit yield.
Gulab Shah, a resident of Nad Ali district, told Pajhwok Afghan News he had planted pomegranate saplings on 10 acres of land.
“The yield is good but we don’t have a gainful market for the fruit. The government has . . .
