INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pomegranate production has declined by 10 percent in Afghanistan&s southern Kandahar province, local officials said this week.Drought and
floods are said to be the main reasons behind the decline in pomegranate yield in Kandahar this year.We have pomegranate trees covering
Unfortunately, this year&s harvest saw a 10 percent decrease,& said Shams-ur-Rahman Musa, head of agricultural products at Kandahar
agriculture department.Meanwhile, the provincial chamber of commerce said that they have exported 13,134 tons of pomegranate so far this
year.Abdul Baqi Bina, deputy head of Kandahar Chamber of Commerce, said that pomegranate was also being transported to other provinces of
the country.Local farmers also said that drought and floods affected pomegranate production this year, but added that the demand for the
fruit remains high in the market.Pomegranate harvest has declined this year due to drought
Hopefully it will increase next year,& said Juma Khan, a farmer in Kandahar.I request the Islamic Emirate&s authorities to help provide us
with pesticides,& said Abdullah Jan, a farmer in Kandahar.The post Pomegranate harvest down in Kandahar first appeared on Ariana News.
