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Cold-storage facility for agricultural products to be built at Kabul Airport
The Presidential Palace and the cabinet have given their approval for construction of a cold-storage facility for agricultural products at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Deputy Director of the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) Shah Mahmood Habibi said
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Agriculture Ministry to establish cold storage facility in Nangarhar
Construction work on a large cold storage facility is underway in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province. Costing 160mn AFN, the facility is funded by the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock. Addressing the foundation stone laying
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8 cold storages to be established in six provinces
Afghan Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Ministry has undertaken construction of eight large cold storage facilities across six provinces in an attempt to preserve huge quantity of fresh fruits from being wasted. Deputy Agriculture Minister Mir Amanudding Haideri told Pajhwok Afghan
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Grape production drops in Herat
Officials of the Agriculture Department in Herat province have reported that grape production has declined by 30%. The severe winter in the beginning of the year has been cited as the main reason behind the drop in grape production. Herat
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Takhar witnesses its record high onion production
Officials of the Agriculture department in Takhar have reported that onion yield was at its record high this year. According to the officials, more than 70,000 tons of onion has been produced that are estimated to cost 560 million AFN
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Kunduz produces 70% more grapes this year
Grape production in Kunduz has increased from last year’s 1,400 kilograms to 2,170 kilograms this year, showing 70% increase. The agriculture department attributed the higher yield to availability of facilities such as medicine, orchard establishment on scientific lines and training
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New agriculture warehouse inaugurated in Taloqan, Takhar
A new agriculture warehouse has been made available for farmers in Qalbars area of Taloqan in northeastern Takhar province to store their products. The warehouse cot US 90,000, with farmers contributing USD 10,000, said provincial agriculture director Mohammad Salim Sayee.
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