The Agriculture Department of southeastern Paktia, in cooperation with aid organization, has started distributing improved wheat seeds and fertilizers to over 6,000 farmers across the province.
A number of livestock owners in northern Jawzjan province are pleased with adequate rainfall this year, leading to pasture growth. However, they want the agriculture department to vaccinate their animals against diseases.
Farmers, who lost their crops and gardens to recent rains and floods in eastern Nangahar province, say the government should assist them. The Department of Agriculture says recent heavy rains and floods damaged crops on about 8,000 acres…
A number of farmers in central Uruzgan province are concerned about the ongoing drought and ask the government to construct the Agha Jan dam in Chinatu district of the province. Ismatullah, a farmer in Tirinkot, told Pajhwok Afghan…
A number of farmers in western Herat province express concern about the lack of standard cold storages to preserve their products and ask the government to construct the facilities. The farmers say agricultural products are mostly produced…
Thousands of farmers have been distributed improved quality wheat seed and chemical fertilizer in central Logar province, an official said on Saturday. Logar Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock director Maulvi Sayed Amin Hashimi told Pajhwok that 8,000 farmers received…
The process to distribute improved quality seeds and chemical fertilizers to nearly 18,000 farmers has been started in southeastern Paktia province. Paktia agriculture director Maulvi Abdul Rauf Saeed told Pajhwok that the process to distribute the seeds and…
Farmers in northern Takhar province say their agricultural products are either decayed or sold at low prices due to the lack of standard cold storage facilities and impassable roads. Haji Sayed Jamal, an orchard owner in Warsaj district,…
Thousands of farmers are being distributed improved wheat seed and chemical fertilizer in southern Zabul province. Provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the assistance is being distributed to 7000 farmers by the Afghan Development…
Nearly 25,000 farmers will receive improved quality wheat seed and chemical fertilizer in northern Kunduz province provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Kunduz agriculture and livestock director Maulvi Amanullah Hassan said the aid…
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…
Seven hundred farmers in northern Jawzjan province on Thursday received improved quality wheat seeds and chemical fertilizers from ACTED organization. QariEbadullahAnsar, director of agriculture of Jawzjan province, told Pajhwok Afghan News that 700 of 1,200 farmers who were…
The World Food Program (WFP) and the Norwegian Committee on Tuesday began distributing improved wheat seeds, chemical fertilizers and animal feed to 16600 farmers in southern Ghazni province. Officials say the donations are aimed at reaching out…
The establishment of nationwide peace has thrilled farmers in western Farah province, who stressed over the strengthening of peace and security as conflict often caused obstacles to their work and led to destruction of their crops. Farah…
Farmers in central Uruzgan province have grown cotton on their land instead of poppy, saying cotton is a better and safe alternative for the illicit plant. However, the farmers asked the government to provide facilities for processing cotton…
The Agriculture Department of central Bamyan province has distributed improved quality seeds among thousands of farmers who would also receive chemical fertilizer in the near future. ZabihullahRabdoost, director of Bamyan agriculture department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Over 1,000 farmers in southern Uruzgan and Samangan provinces received refined seed, urea and fruit drying machines, officials said on Tuesday. Uruzgan Agriculture Department Official Rozi Khan said the process of distributing refined wheat seed and urea began…
Distribution of improved quality wheat seed among 1000 farmers began in central Logar province on Sunday. Logar agriculture and livestock director Abdullah told Pajhwok Afghan News the wheat seed was being distributed among farmers by an international aid…
Bost Enterprise of southern Helmand province has resumed operations after months of suspension and would buy 4,000 tons of cotton worth 260 million afghanis from local farmers, an official said on Tuesday. For more than two months after…
Several types of agricultural and livestock equipment provided by Germany were distributed to 416 farmers in 26 villages in Hazrat Sultan district of northern Samangan province. JundullahFarooqNazari, head of agriculture and irrigation department of Samangan province, said the…
Farmers in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday asked the government to increase tax on vegetable imports to improve the market of domestically produced crops. The farmers say they work for months in fields growing vegetables, but their harvests…
