KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics urged the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to support alternative livelihoods for farmers and treatment for
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): About 3.851 million trees will be planted as part of a spring tree plantation campaign in Jalalabad city and districts of eastern .
Over 930 farmers in the Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province have been provided with work opportunities after the launch of new project, an official said on Monday.
The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department will establish fruit orchards on 120 acres of land in southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday.
Arbitrary cutting of forest trees and destruction of pastures have worried cattle owners in central Bamyan province who call on the government to take immediate action against this phenomenon.
More than 21,000 tonnes of modified wheat seeds, produced this year in northeastern Afghanistan, would be distributed to a million farmers across the country, an official said on Monday.
More than 74,000 doses of vaccines will be administered to household animals during a campaign launched on Monday in northern Kunduz province, officials said.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided agricultural related trainings to nearly 20,000 farmers in Afghanistan at 739 training centers this year.
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says rice production in Afghanistan has reached 438,000 metric tonnes this year, showing a 9 percent surge compared to last year’s harvest.
A number of beekeepers in central Daikundi say the beekeeping industry has recently flourished and honey produced in the province has gained a special reputation for its high quality.
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