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5 canals consolidated in Samangan

By
Pajhwok Report
On
Nov 25, 2017 - 18:42
AIBAK (Pajhwok): Work on consolidating five canals has been completed at a cost of 28.5 million afghanis by the World Bank in northern Samangan province. Homayoon Habib, head of agriculture , irrigation and livestock, told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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US-funded 32 irrigation networks to benefit 44,000 Afghans

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Nov 18, 2017 - 19:46
KABUL (Pajhwok): Thirty-two modern irrigation networks are being established in eight provinces to cover about 7,000 hectares of land, officials said on Saturday. Eng. Nasir Ahmad Durani, the acting minister for agriculture , irrigation and...
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Chicken being distributed to 2,200 Parwan women

By
Ahmad Fareed Tanha
On
Nov 16, 2017 - 15:24
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Chickens and breeding equipment worth 35 million afghanis are being distributed to more than 2,200 women in central Parwan province, an official said on Thursday. Abdul Karim Farzam, director of agriculture and livestock, said...
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National Saffron Flower Festival kicks off in Herat

By
Storai Karimi
On
Nov 13, 2017 - 19:44
HEART CITY (Pajhwok): The Third National Saffron Flower Festival was held in western Herat province on Monday, with officials expecting a surge in saffron production in the province this year in comparison to the past years. Abdul Sammad Rahmani,...
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Bamyan women facilitated with 150 greenhouses

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Nov 13, 2017 - 10:20
باميان (پژواک،٢١عقرب ٩٦): مسوولان در ولايت باميان مى گويند که ١٥٠ خانۀ سبز (گرين هاوس) در اين ولايت ايجاد، و لوازم توليد و سبزيجات آن براى دهاقين توزيع گرديد.
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Indian wheat in Afghanistan via Chabahar port

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Muhammad Ramin
On
Nov 11, 2017 - 15:50
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): 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...
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Pistachio harvest drops by 40pc in Badakshan

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On
Oct 03, 2017 - 20:19
FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): The pistachio crop harvest decreased by 40 percent in northeastern Badakhshan province this year compared to last year’s yield, local officials said on Tuesday. Noor Mohammad, natural resources head at the provincial agriculture...
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Green economy: 40 plants displayed in Badakhshan

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Gul Mohammad Tanha
On
Sep 21, 2017 - 16:11
FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday launched a survey to identify diseases and insects attacking crops in northeastern Badakhshan province. Eng. Atiqullah Sherzad, the plant protection department head at the Ministry of...
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Over hundred cold stores built in 5 Kabul districts

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Sep 20, 2017 - 17:57
KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 121 cold stores built at total cost of 55 million Afghanis in five districts of central Kabul province were put into service on Wednesday, an official said. A ceremony to inaugurate the cold stores was held in Chahar...
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200,000 farmers to get improved wheat seed

By
Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Sep 18, 2017 - 18:32
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some 200,000 farmers across the country would receive improved quality wheat seed this season, the Ministry of Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Monday. MAIL acquired 10,000 metric tonnes of improved quality...
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Farmers' well-being a must to end poppy cultivation

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Sep 11, 2017 - 12:27
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Counter-narcotics officials in southern Kandahar province have linked an end to poppy cultivation to the economic well-being of farmers. They say as long as the financial situation of growers does not improve, it will be...
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Greenhouses meet Khost’s vegetable demand

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Pajhwok
On
Sep 02, 2017 - 13:33
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Greenhouses recently established in southeastern Khost province have been producing enough vegetables to meet the local demand and reduce reliance on agriculture goods from Pakistan .
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Parwan vegetable growers say bear losses this year

By
Farid Tanha
On
Sep 02, 2017 - 12:50
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Vegetable prices went down by 43 percent in central Parwan province compared to last year after Pakistan barred the import of vegetables, causing heavy financial losses to farmers.
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Nimroz residents’ interest grows in pistachio farming

By
Muhammad Ramin
On
Aug 24, 2017 - 23:43
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): The residents of southwestern Nimroz province have been increasingly taking interest in plantation of pistachio farms, an official says. Mohammad Akbar Sharifi, Nimroz’s agriculture director, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an...
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38 new projects to irrigate 25,000 acres of land: Zamir

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Mohammad Halim Karimi
On
Aug 23, 2017 - 13:55
KABUL (Pajhwok): Implementation of 38 irrigation projects would help water 25,000 acres of land in 10 provinces of the country, the Ministry of Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Tuesday. Contracts for the projects were signed...
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Agriculture services centers planned in 250 districts: MAIL

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Aug 21, 2017 - 19:16
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) plans to establish centers for agriculture services in 250 districts of the country with European Union (EU)’s support over the next two years, an official said on...
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USAID hosts women’s agricultural credit council

By
S. Mudassir Ali Shah
On
Aug 17, 2017 - 12:07
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) hosted the Women ’s Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday to increase knowledge of the opportunities for women to secure agricultural...
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Agriculture safe option to strengthen Afghan economy: FAO

By
Pajhwok reporter
On
Aug 14, 2017 - 08:37
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says investment in Afghanistan ’s agriculture ‘is the better and low risk option for strengthening the country’s economy and for finding jobs, but unfortunately little attention has been paid to the sector.’
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FAO to help IAV build capacity, create jobs

By
Zarghona Salehi
On
Aug 13, 2017 - 20:08
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Institute of Agriculture and Veterinary (IAV) on Sunday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on future cooperation. Under the MoU, the FAO would cooperate with IAV in capacity...
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Hundreds of Bamyan farmers receive agriculture tools

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On
Aug 13, 2017 - 15:58
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): As many as 250 farmers received agriculture equipment and input in central Bamyan province, where men planted orchards on 662 acres of land and women on 550 acres this year, officials said on Sunday. The agriculture tools...
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