HERAT CITY (PAN): Saffron Framers' Association (SFA) on Wednesday announced a 20 percent increase in cultivation during the current year in western Herat province.
JALALABAD (PAN): The campaign of distributing thousands of tonnes of improved quality seeds and chemical fertilisers to 12,000 farmers got underway in 10 draught-hit districts of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday.
KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Agriculture officials say forest spread over more than 100 hectares of land in northern Kunduz province has been lost in just past three years due to illegal cutting of trees by residents and gunmen.
KHOST CITY (PAN): The agriculture department would grow saffron, seen as a good alternative to poppies, as part of a pilot project in southeastern Khost province, the governor's office said on Tuesday.
KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Farmers in northern Kunduz province have been provided with saffron seeds to convince them to give up cultivation of poppy, an official said on Monday.
GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Recent rains have brought a ray of hope to farmers and landowners in southern Ghazni province, which witnessed a prolonged dry spell over the past few years.
FAIZABAD (PAN): A newly-constructed building for the water supply department was inaugurated in northern Badakhshan province on Saturday, officials said.
