CHARIKAR (Pajwhok): Farmers in central Parwan say their crops’ yield has significantly decreased due to drought and scarcity of water. Mohammad Jamshid, a resident of Rahasht village, told Pajhwok Afghan News he inherited farming from his father and he supported…
Farmers and livestock owners in northern Faryab province fear they will face many problems if not assisted by the government after drought severally damaged their crops. Provincial Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department officials confirm drought destroyed 60 percent…
Residents of central Bamyan province are concerned about severe drought, saying farmers have not been able to cultivate their agricultural lands and the government should pay attention to the phenomenon. Mohammad Alam, one of the residents of…
The receding groundwater level has created a host of problems for people in the country, says the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management. Acting Prime Minister Maulvi Abdul Kabir met with state minister for natural disaster management Mullah…
Farmers and livestock owners in northern Baghlan province say their crops have parched due to lack of timely rains and grass in pastures dried up. These farmers and ranchers seek government’s assistance and ask for their problems…
Drought hits all districts of southern Ghazni province this year, but Zana Khan, about 30 kilometers from the provincial capital, is the worst-hit district. Farmers and gardeners in the district complain they are facing severe water shortages…
Agriculture officials in northern Sar-i-Pul province say about 60 percent of rain-fed farms and 15 percent of irrigated fields have been dried up due to a shortage of rain and drought in the province. Qari Abdul Qadir Wahdat,…
Seventy percent of the rain-fed land measuring 350 hectors will not produce any yield this year in northern Takhar province due to drought, an official said on Tuesday. Agriculture Director Mawlavi Abdul Rahim Ahadi told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Over 75 percent of agricultural crops have been affected severely by drought in the past two years in central Daikundi province, an official said on Sunday. Environmental Protection Authority Director Hameedullah Naikzad told Pajhwok Afghan News the recent…
Local officials in northern Jawzjan province say 300 farmers including 85 of them women received cash aid in Shiberghan city, the provincial capital, on Thursday. QariEbadullahAnsar, director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department in Jawzjan, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock says the recent snowfall is not adequate to end the drought and Afghanistan may face drought next year. Maulvi Mesbahuddin Mustaeen, spokesman for the MoAIL, told Pajhwok Afghan News in an…
Residents of the Khoshamand district of southeastern Paktika province say the drought has hit them hard and they are in dire need of deep wells for drinking water and other emergency assistance. Meanwhile, officials in the province say…
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Sunday linked this fiscal year’s budget deficit to the surge in insecurity, spread of coronavirus and drought, asking government institutions to limit their expenditures. Over 473 billion afs budget was approved for…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has said recent rainfalls in the first two months of spring reduced drought in the country. The snow and rainfall in winter last solar year was limited in Afghanistan and…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) and Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development on Tuesday said 84 districts of the country would possibly face drought coming solar year. Meshrano Jirga or upper house of the parliament…
The Afghanistan Meteorology Department (AMD) on Tuesday said the country would probably face drought in 2021 following a 35 percent decline in rainfalls in 2020 and low rain forecasts for current winter. Mohammad Nasim Murad, in charge of…
Drought has affected half of fruit orchards in Arghistan district of southern Kandahar province, shrinking the production of pomegranates this season, farmers say. The farmers say the underground water level in Arghistan has significantly plummeted as a result…
Farmers in southwestern Nimroz province have been in despair after losing around 500,000 livestock to the worst drought in living memory. Mohammad Akbar Sharifi, agriculture, irrigation and livestock director for Nimroz, told Pajhwok Afghan News that around 500,000…
KABUL were hit by drought, asking the international community to cooperate in dealing with the menace. Abdullah expressed the issue in the Geneva summit billed as a platform for the Afghan government to renew its commitment to reform and discuss…
KABUL and said comprehensive measures would be taken to reduce the country’s drought over the next six months. The president said this while talking to a number of youth from capital Kabul at his office on Friday evening, according to…
The harsh drought in decades that gripped Afghanistan this year has affected around 50,000 families in central Bamyan province, local officials said Monday. Abdul Wahab Mohammadi, the provincial agriculture, irrigation and livestock department head, told Pajhwok Afghan…
