KABUL (PAN): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged funding agriculture research and extension projects worth $65 million to be implemented in Afghanistan’s seven zones, the agriculture minister said on Saturday.
CHARIKAR (PAN): Construction work on an agriculture research and training centre, a $3 million project, was launched in central Parwan province on Tuesday.
JALALABAD (PAN): Ruthless deforestation continues unchecked in eastern Nuristan province, with timber being smuggled to neighbouring Pakistan, officials and residents claim.
BAMYAN CITY (PAN): Potato production is expected to increase by 30,000 tonnes this year in central Bamyan province due to favourable weather and the successful control of crop diseases, officials said.
KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Grapes production in southern Kandahar province is experiencing a high output this season, with prices soaring despite limited export facilities, say orchard owners and fruit merchants.
KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Grapes production in southern Kandahar province is experiencing a high output this season, with prices soaring despite limited export facilities, say orchard owners and fruit m
GHAZNI CITY (PAN): With no alternative income sources, farmers in southern Ghazni province are grappling with poor wheat yield this year due to a lack of seasonal rains.
KABUL (PAN): Agricultural pests have destroyed thousands of fruits trees in the Khak-i-Jabar district of central Kabul province, with residents fearing the disease -- if not tackled soon -- could damage more orchards.
JALALABAD (PAN): Wheat yields increased by 20 percent each in eastern Nangarhar and Laghman provinces, compared to last year, agricultural officials said on Wednesday.
