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A tree plantation campaign has been launched in western Farah province by planting seedlings in the under construction Imam Bukhari Park. The Farah municipality launched the tree plantation campaign today from Imam Bukhari Park which is being…
Farmers in southern Kandahar province, who until recently cultivated poppy crop on their lands, this year grew carrots, but complain the root vegetable’s sales and prices are low. Lala, a farmer from Arghandab district, said he grew carrots…
A number of farmers in northern Baghlan province say that sever cold wave has destroyed wheat crops on thousands of acres of land. Wali Mohammad, a resident of Shamroq area of Pul-i-Khumri city, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Sixty-five percent orchards in southern Helmand province have been dried up due to past conflict and drought, an official said on Monday. Eng. Abdul Manan Amiri, a senior official of the Agriculture Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News their…
The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department of southeastern Helmand provinces says date orchards will be planted on about 250 acres of land in near future. Maulvi Zainullah Zahid, deputy director of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Agriculture officials in southern Ghazni province hope enough irrigation water will be available next season in the wake of heavy snowfall this winter. Mountainous areas received up to one metre of snow, with 50 centimetres of snow…
A private company is investing 12 million afghanis to establish an orange orchard in Hadda Farm area related to the Canal Department of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. Dozens of people will find work opportunity…
A number of livestock owners say the recent snowfall has covered all pastures in northern Sar-i-Pul province and their animals are at risk of starvation. Hamza, a resident of Zaka Afghania area, said: “Due to the snowfall and…
Almond yield in southern Zabul province has increased by 23 percent this year and mostly imported to India and Pakistan, an official said on Friday. Almond yield in Zabul harvested in late October. Agriculture Director Mawlavi Attaullah Rashid…
Police have destroyed poppy, hashish and other similar illicit plants on 1500 acres of land in eastern Nangarhar province during an ongoing campaign, an official said on Wednesday. The cultivation of poppy and other similar crops has been…
Farmers in northern Takhar province are happy with the heavy snowfall this year, saying the upcoming year will be promising. According to them, the recent snowfall will reduce drought and make water available for agricultural lands so they…
The recent freezing cold wave has affected green houses in western Farah province, with farmers suffering $3.5 million losses, according to figures of the provincial Agriculture and Livestock Department. Mawlawi Nooruddin Anas, head of statistics office at…
Farmers and traders in eastern Nangarhar province say peanut yield has increased this year compared to last year’s harvest, but they need proper market to sell the groundnut. Local officials say peanut crop was planted on 240 hectares…
Growers in central Uruzgan province say asafoetida, if properly marketed, could be a good alternative to poppy cultivation. The cultivation of asafoetida, a medicinal herb and one of Afghanistan’s key exports, has been under consideration for nearly…
Acting Agriculture Minister Mawlavi Attaullah Umari has pledged to develop agriculture sector in northern Jawzjan province and take back usurped lands. “We already have some plans for the development, growth and expansion of agricultural sector,” he said. There…
Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Maulvi Attaullah Omari during his trip to northern Sar-i-Pul province said that all water dykes in the province would be inspected. “In compliance with the decree of Amirullah Mominees Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, all…
Farmers in western Ghor province have started growing asafetida as a substitute to poppy after the caretaker government banned the illicit crop. The interim government has banned cultivation of poppy all over the country. Through a decree,…
Saffron cultivated on a large scale land in most districts of western Herat province, an official said on Monday. Deputy Agriculture Director Bashir ahmad Ahmadi said saffron yield will reach 25 tonnes in Herat this year adding…
The Agriculture and Livestock Department of eastern Kunar province says citrus fruit yield has increased by more than 400 tons in the province this year. Hayatullah, an official of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News on Tuesday the…
A dozen cold storage facilities are being built to preserve onions in central Logar province, an official said on Monday. The cold storages are being established in Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital, and Baraki Barak district with financial support…
The Canal Department in eastern Nangarhar province expects a tangerine yield of 2,100 tons from gardens in Batikot district this year. Tangerine gardens were established on 6,000 acres of land owned by the Canal Department. Officials say fresh…
The fish farming business in southern Kandahar province has surged by 40 percent this year, meeting 60 percent of provincial demand, officials said on Saturday. Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Director Maulvi Shamsur Rahman Musa told Pajhwok Afghan News,…
The production of cotton has increased by five times in northern Jawzjan province during the ongoing year comparing to past three years, an official said on Wednesday. Agriculture Director Qari Ebadullah Ansari said 2021 farmers grew cotton on…
Saffron was cultivated on 120 hectares of land in northern Balkh province this year and its yield has also increased, an official says. Balkh Agriculture and Irrigation Director Shamsuddin Khalid told Pajhwok Afghan News on Monday that saffron…
