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Apple orchards’ owners in southern Ghazni province say the fruit’s yield has significantly increased this year compared to previous years, but its prices are low amid lack of cold storages. They are happy about the increased yield,…
The underground water level in eastern Nangarhar province has receded by several meters due to the excessive use of deep wells’ water to irrigate leased out lands of the Canal Department. Maulavi Sayed Fazel Ahad Hashimi, the head…
At the head of a delegation, acting Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Minister Maulvi Attaullah Omar on Monday left for Iran. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock in a statement said Omari and his delegation were visiting the…
The Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock Department of northern Balkh province has estimated this year’s melon harvests at 154,000metric tones --- five percent down from last year’s yield. On the other hand, Balkh farmers say not only melon harvest…
The Agriculture Department of northern Samangan province says almond yield recorded a whopping 60 percent decrease compared to last year’s harvest, with growers and traders complaining about lack of buyers. Eng Khalil Karimi, an official of the agriculture…
Figs yield have produced positive result in southern Uruzgan province and if the crop is promoted it could be an alternative for poppy, according to the farmers on Sunday. Azizullah, a farmer from the Deh Yak area, of…
A campaign has been launched to vaccinate 20,000 animals against goat plague or Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease in 13 districts of eastern Nangarhar province. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Livestock in a statement sent to…
The Department of Agriculture and Livestock has constructed 12 cold storages at a cost of six million afghanis in central Uruzgan province. Inaugurating the cold storages at a ceremony here, Maulvi Abdul Manan Farooqi, the spokesman of the…
It is time for the melon harvest in northwestern Faryab province while a number of farmers have complained against the non-availability of market and cold stores for their products. They said ongoing drought had affected the rain-fed agriculture…
The Agriculture Department said on Saturday northern Balkh province produced about 1,500 tonnes of grapes this year, showing an 80 percent decline. Mohammad Hassan Azimi, an official of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News fall in grape yield…
The Agriculture Department of northern Sar-i-Pul province on Wednesday announced it had formed a committee to prevent the digging of agricultural water wells blamed for plummeting underground water level. Qari Abdul Qadir Wahdat director of agricultural, irrigation and…
The Agriculture Department of northern Baghlan province has estimated this year’s melon and watermelon harvests in the province at 121,000 metric tons that shows a10 percent increase over last year’s yield. However, farmers say this year’s melon yield…
Fifteen green houses for women are being built in eastern Laghman province, an official of the provincial Agriculture and Livestock Department said on Thursday. Construction work on the green houses has been launched in provincial capital Mehthalam, Qarghayi,…
Farmers in northern Baghlan province say tomato harvest is significantly high this year, but its prices are negligibly low, causing them financial losses. Abdul Hai, a farmer of Tara Khel village of Dehna Ghori district, told Pajhwok…
Some livestock in eastern Nuristan province have been infected with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) and facing the threat of being lost, according to local farmers on Thursday. Noor Mohammad, the owner of a cattle farm in Paron, the…
The acting minister of agriculture says fundamental work should be done for the management of water, calling it a necessity. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry of agriculture and livestock said Attaullah Omari, the acting minister, made…
The Canal Department date orchard in eastern Nangarhar province is expected to produce up to 22 tonnes of dates this year, an official said on Tuesday. Last year the Farm-i-Hadai area orchard generated 18 tonnes dates while this…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) says there is no obstacle in the way of international aid organizations and they can complete their half-done projects in Afghanistan. Acting Minister of Agriculture Maulvi Attaullah Omari met with…
Grape harvest has decreased by 90 percent in northern Kunduz province this year mainly due to severe cold weather condition, Salahuddin Wahid, an official of the provincial Agriculture Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that their estimate was…
Harvested agriculture products deceased by 50 percent this year comparing to the amount of production obtained last year in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Tuesday. Agriculture and Irrigation Department Director Mawlavi Abdul Khaliq Hakimullah told Pajhwok…
Some farmers in southern Helmand province express satisfaction with this year’s wheat yield, but complain the grain prices are such that they are barely breaking even. These farmers ask the government to find better market for their harvest.…
The Agriculture Department has established a mobile plant clinic to give guide farmers on controlling pest attacks and plant diseases. Khair Mohammad Farhang, an official of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News they had created the mobile clinic…
The Agriculture Department in central Panjsher province has identified 39 varieties of medical herbs naturally grown in the province, an official said on Thursday. Information Director Mawlavi Nasrullah Malakzada told Pajhwok Afghan News the Natural Resources section of…
The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department says more than 108 metric tonnes of wheat has been harvested in northern Baghlan province this year. Wali Amarkhel, an official of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the wheat had been…
