Agriculture

The vaccination campaign against Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has kicked off in southern Helmand province, an officials said on Wednesday.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of western Farah province on Tuesday reported a 13 percent increase in jujube yield in the province this year.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of central Panjsher province says this year’s cherry harvests have reached 360 metric tons in the province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says totally cultivated agricultural land in the country reached three million hectares, including 917,000 hectares .

The Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Department says a campaign has been launched to vaccinate 53,000 cows in targeted areas of northern Kunduz province.

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Onion yield has surpassed 34,000 metric tons in northern Kunduz province this year, showing a 11 percent surge, the Agriculture Department .

Farmers and gardeners in northern Balkh province are expressing their frustration over what they say poor quality agricultural medicines imported into the country.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The government would purchase 38,000 tonnes of wheat from farmers nationwide and store them for emergency needs, an official said . . .

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of western Farah province has estimated this year’s grape harvest at nearly 143,000 metric tonnes in the province, showing nearly an 11-fold increase.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of eastern Nangarhar province says people’s interest in horticulture has increased and fruit orchards were planted on nearly 400 acres of land in the province this year alone.

Afghanistan exported 200,000 tonnes of cotton last year, including 10,000 tonnes from the northern Balkh province.

Over 350 tonnes of fish have been produced in northern Kunduz province since the beginning of this year, an official said on Monday.