ZARANJ (Pajhwok): About 40,000 to 80,000 hectares of crops in northwestern Nimroz province are on the verge of destruction, an official said on Monday.
Ghulam Farooq Sharifi, director of plant disease at the Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department, told Pajhwok Afghan News farmers faced drought problems and had suffered severe harm this year.
He said: “About 40,000 to 80,000 hectares of farmlands are on the brink of destruction in Nimroz this year.”
He added 80-90 percent of crops in Chakhansur and Kang districts were destroyed before they could be harvested.
Lal Mohammad Ishaqzai, a grower . . .
