Hundreds of farmers affected by drought in Hazrat Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Thursday received wheat and rice in aid. Rajal Ali Yousufi, head of the National Disaster Management Authority for Samangan, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Satisfied with their onion produce this season, farmers in central Logar province on Wednesday complained they sold seven kilograms of the onion for 30 afghanis (less than $0.5) only. Sher Khan, a resident of Purk area of Pul-i-Alam,…
Farmers in northern Sar-i-Pul province say they grew onion on thousands of acres land but the vegetable’s price decreased by 66 percent. The farmers complain they are unable even to meet the expenses of seed, chemical fertilizers…
Farmers in eastern Nangarhar and Laghman provinces say their agricultural yields have improved, but they lack market and cold storages to sell and protect the harvests. The farmers say they need cold storages to keep their produce from decaying…
KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has granted loans amounting to 6.1 billion afhganis to farmers in the country, showing above 75 per cent increase since 2015. MAIL and USAID conducted a survey “National Survey on Supply, Demand and Financial Services…
KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock Minister Eng. Nasir Ahmad Durrani on Thursday promised farmers would be offered more opportunities this new year to improve their situation. The minister was speaking at a gathering of farmers coming from Kabul, Parwan, Logar, Ghazni,…
Farmers in northern Balkh province are concerned at inadequate snowfall this year, fearing that continued drought will damage their crops. In most parts of northern Afghanistan, including Balkh, the time for crop cultivation on rain-fed land is over,…
KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Monday. MAIL acquired 10,000 metric tonnes of improved quality wheat seed from Afghanistan National Seed Association against $6 million under an agreement signed between MAIL Minister Asadullah Zamir and seeds production association’s chief…
As many as 250 farmers received agriculture on 550 acres this year, officials said on Sunday. The agriculture tools distributed included ladders, scissors and baskets to male farmer while female gardeners received shovels and handcarts. Those who…
Farmers in northern Balkh province say the municipality has imposed taxes on transportation of their agriculture harvests in areas it has leased out. The farmers in Char Bolak, Chamtal, Balkh and Dawlat Abad districts said they had to…
The Agriculture and Livestock Department of northern Jawzjan province on Thursday distributed advanced gardening equipment to farmers. Agriculture and Livestock Director Mohammad Rahman Arghandiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News 24 farmers from six districts of the province received the…
Some orchard owners in southeastern Paktika province complained about the lack of proper market for their fruits and said most of the time their products were lost. They say the Angoor Ada border crossing with Pakistan has been…
Farmers and handicraft producers on Monday complained about a lack of green houses, cold storage facilities, irrigation water and market for handicrafts during an exhibition in northern Kunduz province. Farmers and women put on display their agricultural…
Improved quality wheat seeds weighing 110 tonnes have been distributed to nearly 2,000 famers in the southeastern province of Paktika, the governor said on Monday. Aminullah Shariq told Pajhwok Afghan News hoped the improved quality seeds would increase…
Farmers in northern Balkh province say they are concerned their crops yield could get affected due to insufficient rains this winter, but officials dismissed their worries. “Currently, the crops do not need water, but if there is no…
The forage distribution process benefitting more than 1000 war-affected famers in northern Kunduz province has been set in motion, officials said on Monday. A total of 100 tonnes of animal feed would be distributed to the farmers…
The distribution of improved wheat seed varieties to thousands of famers in northern Jawzjan province began on Tuesday. But some growers complained of being handed contaminated seeds mixed with improved varieties. They asked the authorities to look into…
KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Sunday said more than 60, 000 farmers across the country had received training in best paddy cultivation methods over the past five years. The MAIL in a statement said nearly 220,000 hectares of land…
Although cold weather has affected ordhards in Samangan, farmers in this northern province have harvested more than 500 tonnes of almond, whose value is estimated at 214 million afghanis. Noor Mohammad, an official at agriculture department, told Pajhwok…
