Agriculture

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.

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.