Local officials in these provinces say basil has been planted on more than 2,000 hectares of land this year, and that 3,000 tons will be harvested.
Officials of the ministry reported that last year, more than 1.3 billion afghanis was distributed to farmers and livestock owners from the Agricultural Development Fund, and...
However Kandahar’s department of agriculture, irrigation and livestock has acknowledged the problem and said officials will cooperate with the farmers.
Meanwhile, officials from Takhar’s Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said that the prices have decreased due to the increase in yield.
He said that there is a lot of produce but farmers cannot find workers to harvest.
He also said that Afghanistan is dependent on imports from neighboring countries for food items.
According to them, Afghanistan needs an annual supply of 6.9 million tons in total. This leaves a shortfall of two million tons for solar year 1403.
| Currency | Country | Selling in AFS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 USD |  | 68.20 |
| 1 EUR |  | 72.64 |
| 1 PND |  | 87 |
| 1 AED |  | 17.75 |
| 1 TRY |  | 2.20 |
| 1000 INR |  | 830 |
| 1000 IRR |  | 1.10 |
| 1000 PKR |  | 241 |
