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Samangan almond yield up by 50 pc

By
Mohammad Barat
On
Aug 13, 2017 - 14:11
AIBAK (Pajhwok): The almond yield in northern Samangan province has been estimated 3,000 tonnes this year with 557 million of revenue to be generated, an official said on Sunday. Almond trees in Samangan existed on over 5,200 hectares of land, said...
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Nigerian firm to develop e-wallet solution for MAIL

By
Pajhwok
On
Aug 10, 2017 - 11:46
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has engaged a Nigerian company to develop a market-based input distribution technology for it. The initiative will help Afghanistan ’s drive for autarky in wheat...
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Nimroz women complete agriculture training course

By
Rameen
On
Aug 09, 2017 - 16:13
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Hundreds of women in southwestern Nimroz province have received training and equipment for home gardens, an official said on Wednesday. Mohammad Akbar Sharifi, agriculture and irrigation director, said around 500 poor and widowed...
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Ghazni farmers receive agriculture equipment

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Aug 08, 2017 - 16:44
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Farmers in southern Ghazni province were on Tuesday distributed some agriculture equipment to boost their production. Addressing a gathering here, Governor Abdul Mateen recalled farmers had been distributed 120 pistachio...
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Nimroz melon, watermelon yield goes up by 80pc

By
Rameen
On
Aug 06, 2017 - 16:14
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): There has been an 80 percent increase in the watermelon and melon yield this year in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Sunday. Agriculture and Irrigation Director Akbar Sharifi told Pajhwok Afghan News Nimroz had...
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Czech Republic to support Afghan agriculture

By
Naheed Bashardost
On
Aug 03, 2017 - 21:00
KABUL (Pajhwok): The agriculture minister of Czech Republic, who arrived in Kabul on Thursday, said his country was ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in developing its agriculture sector.
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Taliban ban on irrigation water leaves crops parched

By
Gul Mohammad Tanha
On
Jul 25, 2017 - 15:39
FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): The Taliban have banned farmers from irrigation water in the Yaftal Payeen district of northeastern Badakhshan province, leaving crops on more than 5,000 acres of land parched. Imam Ali Hamdami, the district’s administrative...
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Agriculture projects worth 41m afs launched in Paktia

By
Pajhwok reporter
On
Jul 25, 2017 - 15:39
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The Agriculture Livestock’s and irrigation Department in southeastern Paktika province has launched work on 41 million afghanis orchard, vegetable and poultry projects, an official said on Tuesday. Agriculture Director Walid Ahmad...
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3,400 home gardens boost women’s incomes: MAIL

By
Nasir ahmad sadiqi
On
Jul 25, 2017 - 12:12
KABUL (PAJHWOK): Enabling women to earn a living, 3,400 small fruit and vegetable home gardens and orchards have been established across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Tuesday. A statement from...
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Kabul workshop on UNGM attracts above 50 companies

By
Pajhwok Report
On
Jul 19, 2017 - 00:00
KABUL (Pajhwok): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a half-day training workshop on the United Nation Global Marketplace (UNGM) tool use for registration in Kabul, the organization said on Thursday. The Wednesday’s...
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Batikot district set to produce kinnow this season

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Jul 16, 2017 - 11:49
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials in eastern Nangarhar province have predicted a 10 percent surge in kinnow production this year. Kinnow farms have been established over 1,500 acres of land of the canalisation department, which is set to...
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Thousands storm pistachio jungles in Samangan

By
Muhammad Barat
On
Jul 15, 2017 - 22:01
AIBAK (Pajhwok): Thousands of people have illegally started harvesting pistachio nuts from government forests in northern Samangan province before reaching maturity, an official said Saturday. The pistachio jungles in Samangan are protected by local...
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Melon, watermelon yield fall by 50pc in Helmand

By
Zainullah Stanikzai
On
Jul 15, 2017 - 16:22
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials in southern Helmand province say the yield of melon and watermelon fallen by 50 percent due to insecurity. Plan and Programme Manager at Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department Rafiullah Qalam...
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Wheat & barley production up in Nimroz

By
Muhammad Ramin
On
Jul 11, 2017 - 15:15
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Wheat and barley production has increased two times in southeastern Nimroz province this year, an official said on Tuesday. Agriculture Director Mohammad Akbar Sharifi, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said the...
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Samangan wheat harvest 28pc down this season: official

By
Ahmad Barat
On
Jul 11, 2017 - 12:00
AIBAK (Pajhwok): A 28 percent drop has been estimated in wheat harvest in northern Samangan province this season despite cultivation of the crop on a nine percent more land, an official says. Najibullah Joya, an official at the provincial...
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Bumper watermelon yield creates thousands of jobs

By
Yousaf zarifi
On
Jul 10, 2017 - 10:20
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Bumper production of watermelon in the Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province has created thousands of work opportunities, leaving a positive impact on the security situation.
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Herat grape yield to go up by 20 percent, predicts MAIL

By
Pajhwok
On
Jul 05, 2017 - 14:10
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Wednesday predicted grape production in western Herat province would increase by 20 percent this year. A statement from MAIL quoted experts as expecting the production...
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Work on irrigation canal kicks off in Nuristan

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Jun 14, 2017 - 12:27
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The construction of a 650 meters irrigation canal has been launched in Paron, the capital of eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Wednesday. Governor Hafiz Abdul Qayyum told Pajhwok Afghan News the canal would be built...
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World Bank-funded greenhouses inaugurated in Uruzgan

By
Ajmal Wesal
On
Jun 10, 2017 - 15:54
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Eight recently-built greenhouses have been inaugurated in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Governor Mohammad Nazir Kharoti, at the inauguration ceremony, told Pajhwok Afghan News the facilities had been...
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Fumigation campaign goes into action in Kandahar

By
Bashir Ahmad Naadim
On
May 30, 2017 - 03:15
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A campaign to prevent pomegranates and other fruits from contracting diseases has been launched in two districts – Arghandab and Arghistan --- of southern Kandahar province.
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