A number of farmers in northern Balkh province say they are concerned about the deterioration of their agriculture products and are asking the government to establish cold storage facilities. According to farmers, Balkh produces many agricultural products, but…
Agriculture officials in southern Ghazni province say two large cold storages with capacity to preserve 8000 metric tons of agricultural products will be constructed in Ghazni city, the provincial capital, this year. Ghazni agriculture, irrigation and livestock…
The Department of Agriculture and Livestock has constructed 12 cold storages at a cost of six million afghanis in central Uruzgan province. Inaugurating the cold storages at a ceremony here, Maulvi Abdul Manan Farooqi, the spokesman of the…
Farmers say they have no choice but to sell their fruit harvests for throwaway prices due to lack of cold storages. Abdul Samad, a gardener, said: “When our fruit ripens, we must sell it within a day…
A dozen cold storage facilities are being built to preserve onions in central Logar province, an official said on Monday. The cold storages are being established in Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital, and Baraki Barak district with financial support…
The Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) plans to establish 60 cold storage facilities in eastern Nangarhar province this year. Samullah Nasrat, provincial agriculture director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that MAIL had approved construction of 60 cold…
