Agriculture

Locust outbreak in Badghis; control campaign launched

Farmers in western Badghis province have voiced concern over a growing locust infestation in their farmlands, while the Department of Agriculture has announced the launch of a control campaign.

Ghazni farmers seek drought-resistant saplings, improved seeds

Uzbekistan ready for joint agriculture projects with Afghanistan

Sorkhab dam water released for irrigation in Logar

New dams being built in Kandahar to control water

Bashir Ahmad Naadem

17 Aug 2019 - 16:10

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Local officials in southern Kandahar province say new water reservoirs and check dams will be constructed for controlling water and improving .

Helmand produced 16 tons honey ongoing year

نیازالدین کلیوال

15 Aug 2019 - 17:54

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials in southern Helmand province say 16 metric tons of honey was produced . . .

Hashish grown on 80pc of Logar’s Azra land

Abdul Maqsod Azizi

13 Aug 2019 - 12:59

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Public representatives and officials in central Logar province say 80 percent of Azra district’s land is cultivated . . .

Maidan Wardak expects big surge in fruit yield this year

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

12 Aug 2019 - 13:10

KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock Department director for central Maidan Wardak province says that fresh fruits . . .

Knadahar gardeners seek govt’s help to export grapes

Bashir Ahmad Naadim

7 Aug 2019 - 22:44

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Happy with the yield of grapes this year, farmers in southern Kandahar province urge the government to help them export their .

23rd agriculture, handicraft exhibition begins in Kabul

Navid Ahmad Barakzai

6 Aug 2019 - 19:53

KABUL (Pajhwok): Tens of agricultural products and handicrafts have been put on display at an . . .

Nimroz growers happy with melon, watermelon yield

Ramin

6 Aug 2019 - 15:51

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials in southwestern Nimroz province say the yield of melon and watermelon reached . . .

Khost: Olive gardens set up on 80 hectares of Land

Pajhwok reporter

3 Aug 2019 - 13:08

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): At least 16,000 olive saplings have been planted on 80 hectares of land to improve the economy of residents of . .

Fruit harvests to double in Ghor this year

Storai Karimi

29 Jul 2019 - 18:56

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Agriculture province say their assessment shows fruit harvests would double this year as compared . . .

Helmand farmers happy with melon, watermelon yield

Pajhwok Report

29 Jul 2019 - 17:32

LASHARGAH (Pajhwok): Farmers in southern Helmand province are happy with melon and watermelon yield this year, but complain about no reasonable market price.

Construction work on Zaranj City canal begins

Pajhwok Report

29 Jul 2019 - 17:18

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Construction work on a canal has been launched in the capital of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Monday.

Nangarhar this year’s onion yield exceeds 30,000 tons

Yousuf Zarifi

28 Jul 2019 - 17:27

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Farmers in eastern Nangarhar say they are happy with this year’s bumper onion yield and reseaonable market price. According . . .

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