JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials and traders say pine nut harvest has drastically decreased in eastern Nangarhar province this year.
Nangarhar Agriculture and Livestock Department’s natural resources head Qari Said Agha Tanha told Pajhwok the yield of pine nuts decreased significantly compared to last year’s harvest.
He said pine nut forests were spread over thousands of acres of land in mountainous parts of Hesarak, Sherzad, Khogyani, Pachiragam, Haska Mina, Kot, Achin and Spin Gar districts and the dried fruit was currently being harvested.
He said last year 1155 tons of pine cones produced at least 115 tons of pure . . .
