HERAT CITY (PAN): Saffron yield in western Herat province reached 1,792 kilograms this year, registering a 300-kg increase, compared to last year, a leader of growers said on Monday.
KABUL (PAN): The World Bank on Thursday pledged $ 27.7 million in aid to the Energy and Water Ministry through the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
KHOST CITY (PAN): Agriculture officials in southeastern Khost province say that 65 percent of forests have been destroyed as a result of illegal logging.
CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Agriculture and livestock officials say 80 percent of forests in western Ghor province have been destroyed by a drought and unauthorised tree felling.
KANDAHAR (PAN): The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock launched the distribution of improved wheat seeds and chemical fertiliser to about 1,200 farmers in the Daman district of southern Kandahar
ASADABAD (PAN): Ongoing deforestation has further lowered production of green tea, which was badly affected during the Soviet invasion of the country, in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday.
CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): A photo exhibition -- "New Afghanistan through Afghan Eyes" -- was held in the western province of Ghor, officials said on Sunday.The exhibition was organised on Saturd
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Agriculture officials of northern Balkh province on Thursday said they would provide facilities and encourage farmers to grow oil crops.
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has rejected reports that three million Afghans were going hungry due to a drought in northern and western parts of the country.
