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

‘Extra water maybe released from filled Dahla Dam soon’

Bashir Ahmad Naadem

9 Mar 2019 - 20:05

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Recent heavy rains have 98 percent filled up the Dahla dam in southern Kandahar province and it seems the dam’s . .

Baghlan to plant a million trees under ‘peace campaign’

Pajhwok Report

24 Feb 2019 - 18:17

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Local officials on Sunday said one million trees would be planted in northern Baghlan province this spring in the name . . .

Afghanistan now world’s 3rd largest saffron producer

Pajhwok

5 Feb 2019 - 18:46

KABUL’s third largest saffron exporting and producing country. Talking about the National . . .

Nangarhar kicks off spring tree plantation drive

Yousuf Zarifi

4 Feb 2019 - 17:02

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The governor on Monday inaugurated the spring tree plantation drive in eastern Nangarhar province, urging people to pay special attention to

Balkh climate dubbed ‘suitable’ for fish farming

Pajhwok

3 Feb 2019 - 19:36

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Eleven fish farms have been completed and opened in Dehdad district of northern Balkh province, an official said on Sunday . . .

Despite ban, chicken smuggling continues unabated

Bashir Ahmad Naadem

30 Jan 2019 - 15:05

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Despite a Ministry of Agriculture through different routes. Chicken imports and . . .

Cooked fish meat sold in Kabul without hygiene checked

Naheed Bashardost

27 Jan 2019 - 19:01

KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Sunday that fish meat production has increased in . . .

Helmand produces 1,350 tons of fish meat annually

Pajhwok Report

23 Jan 2019 - 18:48

KABUL department says. A statement from the Helmand Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department . . .

Durrani breaks ground on Saffron Institute in Herat

Storai Karimi

16 Jan 2019 - 19:35

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Agriculture Minister Nasir Ahmad Durrani on Wednesday laid the foundation of ‘Saffron Institute . . .

Afghanistan exports 1,300 tons of pine nuts last fiscal year

Zarghona Salehi

9 Jan 2019 - 18:21

KABUL exported 1,300 tons of pine nuts last fiscal year, officials said on Tuesday . . .

Nimroz farmers in despair as drought kills livestock

Ahmad Shah Saber

2 Jan 2019 - 16:56

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Farmers in southwestern Nimroz province have been in despair after losing around 500,000 livestock to the worst drought in living memory . .

Anti-deforestation plan ready to go into effect: Durrani

Yousuf Zarifi

1 Jan 2019 - 19:08

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Agriculture, irrigation and livestock minister on Tuesday said concerns about arbitrary deforestation remained, but . . .

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