Agriculture

A number of farmers in northern Balkh province have voiced deep concern over a sharp decline in the prices of asafoetida plant and resins, urging the government to assist them in finding better markets for their products.

Ariana Rahmani, a woman trained in saffron processing, has established a saffron production and processing centre in western Herat province, achieving self-sufficiency and creating job opportunities for over 600 women, both directly and indirectly.

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Agriculture, traditionally seen as a male-dominated profession, is embraced by 24-year-old Zakia Noori, who works alongside her father in one of Shiberghan city’s

Farmers from central Logar province have donated 170,000 saplings to support efforts for greening the Qush Tepa canal, an official announced on Monday.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Canal Department of eastern Nangarhar province says its date orchard is expected to yield up to 23 tonnes of dates this year,

Afghanistan's total arable land is more than three million hectares, of which 2.1 million hectares are irrigated and 917,000 hectares is rain fed, an official said on Wednesday.

Government has announced the plantation of 16 million fruits and non-fruit saplings nationwide in the next solar year.

A farmer in the Taniayo district of southeastern Khost province has cultivated green tea for the first time and said the result was satisfactory.

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The Chamber of Commerce and Investment of central Logar province says the province exported over 1.1 million tonnes of agriculture . . .

The walnut yield in central Panjsher province has fallen to around 200 metric tonnes this year, down from 235 metric tonnes last year, says the Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department.

There are about 300 active poultry farms in northeastern Badakhshan province, which on average produce 56 tons of chicken daily, local officials said on Wednesday.

Efforts underway to promote dairy production and for this purpose the livestock farm of the Canal Department in eastern Nangarhar province was being be developed, an official said on Monday.