Agriculture

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Onion yield has surpassed 34,000 metric tons in northern Kunduz province this year, showing a 11 percent surge, the Agriculture Department .

Farmers and gardeners in northern Balkh province are expressing their frustration over what they say poor quality agricultural medicines imported into the country.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The government would purchase 38,000 tonnes of wheat from farmers nationwide and store them for emergency needs, an official said . . .

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of western Farah province has estimated this year’s grape harvest at nearly 143,000 metric tonnes in the province, showing nearly an 11-fold increase.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of eastern Nangarhar province says people’s interest in horticulture has increased and fruit orchards were planted on nearly 400 acres of land in the province this year alone.

Afghanistan exported 200,000 tonnes of cotton last year, including 10,000 tonnes from the northern Balkh province.

Over 350 tonnes of fish have been produced in northern Kunduz province since the beginning of this year, an official said on Monday.

A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) has travelled to China to attend a trilateral agriculture conference between Afghanistan, China and Pakistan.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of northern Sar-i-Pul province has estimated this year’s grape harvest at 120 metric tonnes in the province, showing nearly a two-fold increase.

Over 270 projects worth $300 million have been implemented in the agriculture, irrigation and livestock sectors, and 1.3 million afs distributed to farmers and ranchers to support the agriculture and livestock sector, an official said on Thursday.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of northern Balkh province has estimated this year’s grape harvests at 34,000 metric . . .

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Canal Department in eastern Nangarhar province says recent rains and natural disasters destroyed 98 percent of date yield this year. The Canal