Agriculture

Woman-led dairy farm in Jawzjan creates jobs opportunities

A woman entrepreneur in northern Jawzjan province has transformed a small dairy initiative into a growing business that produces dairy products and creates jobs for women.

Rainfall boosts soil moisture, supports Afghan rain-fed crops: FAO

Nearly 19m saplings to be planted nationwide this spring

UNODC vows cooperation in alternative livelihood, rehabilitation of addicts

EU, ADB pledge $76m in aid for Afghan agriculture

Zarghona Salehi

2 Nov 2016 - 18:18

KABUL development under an agreement signed on Wednesday. The aid contract was signed . . .

Kunar farmers receive improved quality wheat seed, fertilizer

Zainullah Stanikzai

30 Oct 2016 - 18:22

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Improved quality wheat seed and fertilisers were distributed among hundreds of farmers in eastern Kunar province on Sunday.

Kandahar’s pomegranate exports set to rise by 34pc

Basher Ahmad Naadem

27 Oct 2016 - 14:24

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) chapter for southern Kandahar province . . .

Kandahar’s grape exports fall; alternative route sought

Bashir Ahmad Naadem

24 Oct 2016 - 15:10

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Despite a higher grape yield this year, farmers in southern Kandahar province could not export much of the fresh fruit due .

In Batikot district, Taliban collect govt land rents

Yousuf Zarifi

20 Oct 2016 - 15:14

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Residents of Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province complain both militants and the government are collecting rent from them on farmland that .

6 provinces to gain poppy-free status next year

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

16 Oct 2016 - 22:52

KABUL (Pajhwok): The level of poppy cultivation will plummet to zero next year in six . . .

Samangan grapes yield shot up by 29% this year

Mohammad Barat

10 Oct 2016 - 17:53

AIBAK (Pajhwok): Grape fruit production has increased by 29 percent in northern Samangan province this year compared to the last year; however . . .

Work on building for Khost agriculture institute begins

Mohammad Haroon

3 Oct 2016 - 15:31

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): The construction of a building for the agriculture institute of southeastern Khost province . . .

Parwan farmers happy over high grapes yield

Farid Tanha

1 Oct 2016 - 14:44

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Grapes production in central Parwan province was experiencing a high output this . . .

Jawzjan’s melon harvest increases this year

Hamid Tamkin

21 Sep 2016 - 20:00

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Melon harvest increased by 500 tonnes this year compared to last year’s yield in northern Jawzjan province, the

First pistachio farm in Kandahar has started giving yield

Bashir Ahmad Naadim

21 Sep 2016 - 16:46

KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): The first pistachio farm in southern Kandahar province produced 2,000 kilograms of pistachio last year, the orchard’s owner says.

Viral disease hits jujube fruit in Farah this year

Mohammad Humayon Zahin

18 Sep 2016 - 21:06

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Jujube yield decreased this year after the fruit orchards were hit by a viral disease in western Farah province, officials and .

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