Distribution of improved seeds begins in Baghlan
Officials of the Baghlan agriculture department have begun distribution of improved wheat seeds to hundreds of farmers.
The 518 distribution packages include 10kg of improved seeds and 2 bags of fertilizers in each package for the farmers in the districts of central Baghlan and Pul-e-Khumri.
The farmers thanked the officials for undertaking this project and requested them to execute further projects that would help improve the agriculture sector.
A number of the farmers called on the government to assist them in finding better access to the market for their products.
Meanwhile, agriculture provincial director Azizullah Aimaq said such measures would provide better alternatives to the growth of opium in the province.
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