Agriculture

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.

Gardeners in central Maidan Wardak province have complained about the non-availability of proper markets for apples saying 150,000 tonnes of apples produced this year 10 percent of which is export, one percent is stored and major portion is sold at a low rate or spoiled.

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says deforestation continues to be a significant challenge in Afghanistan, causing considerable environmental damage.

Farmers in northwestern Nimroz province have expressed satisfaction with the release of water from Kamal Khan Dam after six months of waiting. They are hoping to gain better agricultural yields in the coming year.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): About 3.851 million trees will be planted as part of a spring tree plantation campaign in Jalalabad city and districts of eastern .

Over 930 farmers in the Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province have been provided with work opportunities after the launch of new project, an official said on Monday.

Work for the construction of fragrant flowers farms in six districts of eastern Nangarhar province has started, an official said on Monday.

A number of farmers in central Uruzgan province have switched to growing asafoetida, urging the government to find markets for their produce.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department will establish fruit orchards on 120 acres of land in southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday.

Arbitrary cutting of forest trees and destruction of pastures have worried cattle owners in central Bamyan province who call on the government to take immediate action against this phenomenon.

More than 21,000 tonnes of modified wheat seeds, produced this year in northeastern Afghanistan, would be distributed to a million farmers across the country, an official said on Monday.