FARAH (Pajhwok): During the past one year, fruit orchards were established on 725 acres of land in western Farah province, Agriculture and Livestock Department officials said on Thursday.
Maulavi Abdul Ghani Abed, the head of Agriculture and Livestock Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Roots of Peace organization planted the orchards in the provincial capital, Khaki Safid, Bala Buluk, Pushti Koh, Bakwa and Pusht Rud districts.
Most of the orchards are of grapes, pomegranates, peaches and jujubes, Abed said.
His department was trying to promote gardening in Farah province and provide orchard owners with more facilities, he added.
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