Afghanistan latest agriculture, livestock news and stories
A delegation headed by Mufti Zakirullah Zakir, director of animal health and livestock at the Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), has left for Russia to attend the Global Conference on Animal Health. The MAIL delegation will participate in the 65th Global Conference…
Afghanistan produced 3.4 million Metric Tonnes (MT) of wheat this solar year showing 13 percent surge in the wheat yield production comparing to the last year, according to a statement on Sunday. On its Twitter handle, the Ministry…
Basil’s cultivation and yield doubled this year in southern Kandahar province compared to the previous year, but famers are unhappy with the herb’s price in the market. According to reports, the medicinal and kitchen herb of basil is…
Canal Project related orange orchards in eastern Nangarhar province are expected to produce over 3,000 tonnes of the fruit this year, officials said on Thursday. Canal Project orange orchards have been leased to 12 companies that have employed…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) says Uzbekistan has underlined the development of bilateral trade ties with Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uzbekistan Agriculture University to promote agriculture and share experiences, an official said on Friday.
This year 1,400 tonnes of peanuts yield produced in eastern Nangarhar province showing three times surge comparing to the last year production, an official said on Wednesday. Ajmal Subhani, the Agriculture Department spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan News this…
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says more than 13 million items of explosive remnant of war have been cleared in Afghanistan since 1988. UNOCHA wrote on its X handle: “Afghanistan is the…
A Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) delegation headed by deputy minister Maulvi Sadri Azam Osmani has left for Uzbekistan to meet their counterparts on strengthening coordination in agriculture and livestock sectors.
This season, sugarcane has yielded bumper in southeastern Khost province, but its rate has more than halved, farmers say.
Farmers in northern Sar-i-Pul province say cotton prices have halved this year compared to the previous years.
The 8th National Saffron Festival has been held in western Herat province in the presence of local officials and hundreds of residents.
In recent years, farmers’ interest in the cultivation of saffron -- seen as a good alternative to poppy -- has grown in northern Kunduz province, officials say.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI) has rejected as baseless reports about the distribution of land around the Qush Tepa canal.
Gardeners in the Qaisar district of northwestern Faryab province have complained against the declining yield and rate of raisins. But local businessmen said due to the depreciation of US dollar against Afghani the price of raisins also declined.…
Concerned about a dramatic decrease in the price of onions, farmers in northern Balkh province have demanded of the government to find market for their produce and construct cold storages. However, agriculture officials say they have shared the…
A government-run fish breading and training farm is being built in Pul-i-Alam, the capital of central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday. Maulvi Syed Amir Hashmi, director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of Logar, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Acting Government has introduced 30 percent custom duty on persimmons, included the fruit in its duty list and surged potatoes duty from 30 to 50 percent, according to a statement on Thursday. According to a statement from The…
Cotton yield has doubled this year compared to last year’s harvest in northern Balkh province, but growers are complaining about its reduced price. Agriculture Department officials say cotton was grown on 28,000 hectares of land in Balkh this…
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…
Nearly one and half times more fruits and vegetables have been exported during the first six months of the ongoing solar year comparing to the same period last year, an official said on Wednesday. Farmers, however, demanded the…
Cotton yield in northern Jawzjan province has increased by over 40 percent this year, an official said on Sunday. Local farmers, however, complained against drop in the price of cotton and lack of proper market place for their…
CHARIKAR (Pajwhok): Farmers in central Parwan say their crops’ yield has significantly decreased due to drought and scarcity of water. Mohammad Jamshid, a resident of Rahasht village, told Pajhwok Afghan News he inherited farming from his father and he supported…
Thousands of farmers have been distributed improved quality wheat seed and chemical fertilizer in central Logar province, an official said on Saturday. Logar Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock director Maulvi Sayed Amin Hashimi told Pajhwok that 8,000 farmers received…
