SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A cooking oil producing factory employing 40 people has been put into operation in this capital city of northern Jawzjan province.
Baz Mohammad, manager of the "Turkistan Oil Production Factory", said the plant had the capacity to produce 12 tons of oil a day from sesame and cotton seeds.
He said the purpose of establishing the factory was to use farmers' agricultural products and create job opportunities for poor families.
He pointed out that he buys raw materials for oil production from farmers of Jawzjan, Faryab and Sari Pul provinces.
QariEbadullahAnsar, head of the Department of Agriculture, Irrigation . . .
