The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to plant various fruit orchards in eastern Nangarhar province in spring, an official said on Saturday. Officials say the gardens are being set up for farmers having land from…
Around 3,000 acres of land would be planted with sweet orange orchards in eastern Nangarhar province with the help of the private sector, which will increase the fruit’s production in the province. Nangarhar, which has a Mediterranean climate,…
Agriculture officials on Thursday inaugurated work on establishing autumn fruit orchards on 1,000 acres of land in various districts of eastern Nangarhar province. The project was inaugurated by planting some autumn fruit trees at the provincial Agriculture, Irrigation…
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…
KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Tuesday. A statement from MAIL said the orchards were aimed at boosting the economic situation of families and participation of women in agriculture. The home gardens have been established in Takhar, Badakhshan, Baghlan…
Orchards of different fruits are being planted on 1065.5 acres of land in northern Samangan province this year, officials said on Monday. National Horticulture and Livestock Programme (NHLP) head for Samangan, Eng. Abdul Majeed Khairkhwa, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Fruit orchards have been grown on about 11,000 hectares of land in western Herat province, but traditional and substandard methods have been used in planting the trees, agriculture officials say. Different fruit orchards are available in Engil,…
A campaign to plant new fruit orchards on 2,000 acres of land has been launched in five northern provinces, officials said on Sunday. National Horticulture and Livestock Program (HNLP) manager in northern zone, Fahim Jabari, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The process to establish orchards on 750 acres of land has been launched in five northern provinces, officials said on Tuesday. The new orchards are being established in Balkh province on 150 acres of land this year, National…
