Tag Archives: Afghanistan agriculture
Production of wheat expected to increase by 20% in Kunduz province
Farmers in Kunduz are expecting their wheat yield to enhance by 20% owed to the province’s suitable weather conditions and usage of improved seeds.
Director of the Agriculture and Livestock Department Abdul Basir Faqiri said wheat was grown...
Food storage facility inaugurated in Charbolak district of Balkh Province
On 12 June 2013 a food storage facility was inaugurated in Charbolak District of Balkh Province. Kateb Shams, Director of the Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL) of Balkh Province and Ahmad Wali Sangaar, economic expert...
75% of Nangarhar’s economy relies on agriculture
According to the Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation officials in Nangarhar province, the economic progress of Nangarhar province relies on its agriculture and livestock sectors that form 75% of the province’s economy.
The province has witnessed...
Over 4 tons of Afghan saffron exported to foreign countries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock officials said over 4 tons of saffron were exported last year.
The Afghan calendar year 1391 proved to be a good year for saffron harvest mainly due to improvement in the product packaging and better...
2032-Yet another deadline for Afghanistan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its recent report has warned of cash crunch ahead of the Afghan government.
In its assessment, the IMF has estimated Afghanistan’s current account deficit at 45% of gross domestic product and has postponed...
Afghan government to rehabilitate pistachio forests in Badghis province
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has allocated 25mn AFN to rehabilitate 200 hectares of pistachio forests.
The forests would be revived in Abkamari and Qadis districts of the province.
Ministry spokesperson said the Ministry...
Agricultural Institute established in Badakhshan
A new agricultural institute building has been inaugurated in the Baharak district of Badakhshan Province. The project was financed by the German Federal Foreign Ministry and implemented by the KfW Development Bank and its partner, the Aga Khan...
Afghan women’s handicraft business goes bankrupt in Badakhshan
Dozens of Afghan women’s handicraft businesses have gone bankrupt in Badakhshan due to lack of a market for their products.
Badakhshan’s women activists have warned that many businesswomen will lose their jobs if the government does not...
Installation of standard systems enhances investment in Afghanistan
According to Afghanistan’s Investment Support Agency (AISA), Afghanistan witnessed an investment amount of USD 300mn in the first quarter of current fiscal year.
The investments were made in the agriculture, mines and industries sectors of...
Fruit crops destroyed in Baghlan due to snowfall
Heavy snowfall in four districts of Baghlan—Bano, De Salah, Khost and Pul-e-Hesar—has demolished fruit crops, causing huge losses to farmers.
“The snowfall destroyed 2,000 apple trees and 1,500 cherry trees on my fields. I have lost everything...
