Agriculture

Some farmers in western Herat province expressed concerns about the significant decline in the sesame yield this year and termed plant diseases as the main reason behind this decline.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of Baghlan has recorded a 14 percent surge in onion yield in the northern province this year.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department estimates northern Balkh province is expected to produce at 1,000 tonnes of soybean in 2024, showing a two-fold surge over last year.

Some farmers in central Uruzgan province have cultivated melons and watermelons in their lands and asked the government to explore markets for their yield.

Natural disasters damaged cotton crop this year in northern Balkh province, say farmers. who ask the government for help in fighting plant diseases.

Officials in northern Daikundi province say that farmers in the province have supplied over 25,000 metric tons of almonds to the market this year, reflecting an increase of about 18 percent from last year’s harvest.

Farmers in northern Faryab province report a significant increase in grape yield this year, but complain of low prices.

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai says the country's agriculture and livestock sectors have made significant progress and problems . . .

Pine nuts yield in southeastern Khost province has been estimated 3,500 tonnes this year showing an increase compared to the past year, an official said on Thursday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): In addition to providing thousands of work opportunities, Afghanistan has reached self-sufficiency in most sectors of agriculture and livestock, the deputy agriculture minister

Farmers in northern Baghlan have asked the government to purchase rice from them instead of wheat.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of northern Kunduz province has estimated this year’s grape harvest at 2,006 metric tonnes in the province, showing almost double increase.