Agriculture

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of northern Balkh province says about 500 hectares of land has been cultivated with sunflowers in the province this year –doubled compared to last year.

In the past six months 3,000 tonnes of poultry meat has been produced in northern Kunduz province showing a 58,3 percent increase compared to the previous six months, an official said on Thursday.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Rice crop has been cultivate on about 3,000 hectares of land, 10 percent up compared to last year, in northern Balkh province, officials

Over 116,000 tonnes of melon harvested in northern Jawzjan province this season, an official said on Wednesday.

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department in western Farah province estimates this year’s watermelon yield at 541,500 metric tonnes in the province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Japanese government is providing USD 10 million in partnership with UNODC to ensure alternative livelihoods for former poppy farmers in Afghanistan, the

A number of growers in eastern Kunar province demand the construction of retaining walls and check dams to protect their say their farmlands from possible floods.

Some greenhouse owners of cucumber crop in western Herat province have complained about the low cucumber rate and said the income from the crop could not compensate their needs and expenditures.

Peach yield in northern Balkh province is estimated at around 4,000 tonnes this year which is two times higher compared to last year’s yield, according to an official on Saturday.

Pakistan sometimes closed the Torkham crossing for trade and commerce in violation of the APTA agreement and wanted to put pressure on Afghanistan through this way.

To prevent the karakul sheep from extinction in the country, the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) wants to create a farm and raise the breed in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Monday.

Wheat production in northern Balkh province has increased to 235,000 tonnes this year, showing a two-fold surge, local officials said on Sunday.