Agriculture - Bawar Media Center

Officials of Agriculture Department in Balkh have reported a rise in the yields of strawberry, saying that due to the favorable weather, strawberry in Balkh has yielded good results and therefore its cultivation has become more common in the province. “Strawberry farming has grown significantly in the past five years,” said Mohammad Salem Saei, Head […]

Mohammad Rahman Arghandiwal, Head of Agriculture Department of Samangan, says the main goal of this rehabilitation is to restore forests and natural landscapes and create jobs. Mr. Arghandiwal estimates the value of the project at € 495,000, which is paid through German aid. The project will be implemented for two years in the center of […]

Officials of sub-river basins in Badakhshan say they have recently installed five cabled devices along with 30 snow and water detectors above Amu and Kokcha rivers in the province to determine water flow and water resources capacity. According to them, the new devices can be used to warn farmers of water shortages and overflows, adjust […]

A cash grant of $200,000 was distributed to 4,000 farmers in Faryab province. The farmers were from Pashtun Kot, Almar, Shirin Tagab and Dawlatabad districts of the province. While distributing the cash, Abdul Muqim Rasekh, Deputy Governor of Faryab, said that each farmer received AFN 3,850 (US $50) through the World Food Programme. He added […]

The National Day of Planting was celebrated with the slogan “Seedlings of Peace and Greenery” in presence of local officials in Sarepul province. “We provided more than 50 thousand saplings for planting in this province, as well as distributed pesticides to 100 grape-growers,” Asadullah Shayeq, Head of Agriculture and Livestock Department in Sarepul said. Qurban […]

Mohammad Salem Saei, Head of Balkh’s Agriculture Department, said that in collaboration with GIZ, they had trained fruit and vegetable processing to 45 women from Nahr-e Shahi, Dehdai and Khulm districts for three days, who are now showcasing their products. According to him, after being trained in production and processing of fruits and vegetables, these […]

Planting campaign started this morning in Balkh province with the slogan “The plant of peace and greenery” by provincial departments of Agriculture, Environment and Mazar-e Sharif Municipality. Rahmatullah Zahid, head of Environment Department, said they have planned to plant more than 80,000 trees in Balkh province next year. But Mohammad Salem Saei, head of Agriculture […]