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

Growers complain of dipping watermelon prices

Pajhwok Report

4 Jun 2019 - 14:35

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Farmers in western Farah province complain of low watermelon prices as one kilogram of the summer fruit accounts for only two .

Over 300,000 people displaced in Afghanistan in 2019

Pajhwok Report

28 May 2019 - 18:12

KABUL (Pajhwok): Refugees and Repatriation Minister Sayed Hussain Alami Balkhi says a total of 318 . . .

Peach yield up, poppy down in Helmand, say farmers

Pajhwok Report

25 May 2019 - 15:17

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): A number of farmers and agriculture department officials say that peach yield has significantly . . .

Local poultry industry hit by smuggling from Pakistan

Pajhwok Report

15 May 2019 - 13:34

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Poultry farmers in northern Balk province complain of smuggling of expired chicken meat from

Bamyan farmers expect bumper crops this year

Hadi Ghari

11 May 2019 - 18:10

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): A number of farmers and livestock owners in central Bamyan province term recent rainfalls as useful and hope their

Khost growers voice satisfaction with saffron yield

Pajhwok Report

22 Apr 2019 - 16:20

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Saffron has been grown this year for the first time in southeastern Khost province, giving satisfactory yield in some areas, officials .

Huge water network being set up in Kandahar

Bashir Ahmad Nadem.

14 Apr 2019 - 15:26

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A huge water network will be established to provide clean drinking water for residents of the capital of southern Kandahar province .

Bamyan: Orchards to be grown on 1,200 acres of land

Hadi Ghafari

9 Apr 2019 - 14:33

BAMYAN (Pajhwok): The Agriculture green in central Bamyan province. Abdul Wahab Mohammad, Bamyan agriculture . . .

Sar-i-Pul: Thousands of drought-hit families get wheat

Pajhwok Report

7 Apr 2019 - 12:55

SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Three thousand metric tonnes of wheat has been distributed to 30,000 families affected by last year’s drought in . . .

Anti-locust campaign kicks off in Samangan

Mohammad Barat

7 Apr 2019 - 12:48

AIBAK (Pajhwok): Around 10,000 hectares of land in northern Samangan province would be cleared of locusts as a result of a campaign that . .

3-day domestic products expo opens in Pul-i-Khumri

Pajhwok reporter

27 Mar 2019 - 19:01

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): A three-day exhibition showcasing domestic products kicked off in the capital of northern Baghlan province on Wednesday in connection . . .

Nangarhar losing agricultural land to urbanisation

Yousuf Zarifi

12 Mar 2019 - 15:28

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The expanding construction sector has negatively affected agriculture besides increasing pollution in eastern Nangarhar . . .

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