The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Monday that recent rainfall has increased soil moisture across many parts of Afghanistan, creating favourable conditions for rain-fed agriculture.
KHOST CITY (PAN officials in southeastern Khost province say that 65 percent of forests have been destroyed as a result of illegal logging. Many forests
KANDAHAR (PAN and Livestock launched the distribution of improved wheat seeds and chemical fertiliser to about 1,200 farmers in the Daman district of southern Kandahar
HERAT CITY (PAN): Saffron Framers’ Association (SFA) on Wednesday announced a 20 percent increase in cultivation during the current year in western Herat province. Saffron
KABUL and labour, social affairs, martyrs & disables in Kabul on Tuesday. Harakat is an independent, not-for-profit, Afghan-managed organisation that aims to improve Afghanistan.
QALAT (PAN): Improved wheat seeds and chemical fertilisers were distributed to farmers in the southern province of Zabul, officials said on Tuesday. Fifty-three tonnes of
MEHTARLAM (PAN): The population of hawks runs the risk of becoming extinct in eastern Laghman province — thanks to continued, indiscriminate hunting practices. “I’m
KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Farmers in northern Kunduz province have been provided with saffron seeds to convince them to give up cultivation of poppy, an official
GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Recent rains have brought a ray of hope to farmers and landowners in southern Ghazni province, which witnessed a prolonged dry spell
FAIZABAD (PAN): A newly-constructed building for the water supply department was inaugurated in northern Badakhshan province on Saturday, officials said. Funded by the Ministry of
PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): Residents of northeastern Baghlan province have accused the local police force of illegally felling their trees for sale and using them as fuel.
PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): The recent drought has affected more than 90 percent of rain-fed wheat crops, killed over a hundred farm animals, and threatened 15 thousand
