JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Canal Department in eastern Nangarhar province says the yield of olives has fallen unprecedentedly as a result of drought, natural disasters and other factors.
Last year, about 1,000 tonnes of olives were collected from forests but the harvest slumped to 100 tonnes this year, local officials say.
Syed Hamayun Gharibmal, spokesman for the Canal Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the olive production had significantly decreased due to drought, natural disasters and other reasons.
He recalled about 1,087 tonnes of olives had been harvested last year. But the yield of olives nosedived to 100 tonnes this . . .
