Wheat production in northern Samangan province is estimated at more than 72,000 tons this year -- 60 percent more compared to last year’s harvest. Mohammad Aman Hanafi, Samangan acting agriculture director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that frequent rainfalls…
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…
Pakistan at the Torkham border, officials say. In April this year, ex-prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announced a gift of 40,000 tonnes of wheat to the drought-stricken country during a visit to Kabul. National Logistic Cell (NLC) General…
KABUL arrived from India at the Chabahar port in Iran on Monday. During the last solar year, 4,200 containers of India's wheat were sent to the landlocked country through the port in Sistan-Baluchestan province. IRNA quoted a port official as…
Another shipment of 4,200 tonnes of wheat has arrived in southern Kandahar province through Chabahar Port as part of donation from India. Governor Maj. Gen. Zalmai Weesa, accompanied by Indian Consul General Madan Singh Bhandari and the provincial…
The first shipment of 15,000 metric tons of wheat from India has arrived in Afghanistan via the Chabahar Port in Iran, formally operationalizing the sea route, an official said on Saturday. Acting Agriculture and Livestock Minister Naseer Ahmad…
Improved quality wheat seed and fertilisers were distributed among hundreds of farmers in eastern Kunar province on Sunday. Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock director Inamullah Sapai told Pajhwok Afghan News a total of 4,000 farmers would be provided with…
More than 184,000 hectares of land have been cultivated with wheat in northern Kunduz province, but the yield this year may decline by 20 percent, agriculture officials said on Saturday. Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and LivestockMohammad Nabil…
The distribution of improved wheat seed varieties to 3,800 farmers began in western Farah province while work on four uplift schemes was launched in Sar-i-Pul, officials said. Up to 1,000 growers received the aid in Farah…
A number of farmers on Monday complained that natural disasters including attacks by insects affected ready wheat crop in southern Helmand province. Muhammad Hussain, a farmer at Naqilabad area of Nad Ali district, said his ready wheat crops…
LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL (PAN): Nearly 1,000 Kabul University students on Tuesday protested against the removal of the social science department head and a lecturer by the Ministry of Higher Education. The students gathered in front of the Kabul University around 9am and…
PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): The recent drought has affected more than 90 percent of rain-fed wheat crops, killed over a hundred farm animals, and threatened 15 thousand families in northern Baghlan province, officials said on Wednesday. Because of the lack of rain…
WASHINGTON (PAN): The significant increase in food prices, especially that of wheat in 2007-08, has had a tremendous impact on food security in Afghan household, a recent US report said. Afghan households coped with the sudden rise in food prices…
BAMYAN CITY (PAN): Wheat production in the central Bamyan province decreased by more than 14,500 tonnes due to drought and lack of rainfall, officials and farmers said on Sunday. The total wheat production of the province was more than 55,000…
AIBAK (PAN): The price of wheat increased by 40 percent over the last two weeks due to inadequate rains and high demand in northern Samangan province, residents complained on Tuesday. A fortnight back, seven kilograms of wheat accounted for 90…
