INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Officials in the Directorate of Agriculture and Livestock in Kandahar say that the yield of melons and watermelons in the province has
increased this year.They say that although lesser melons and watermelons have been cultivated compared to last year, this year has seen
greater yields.According to them, about 12,000 tons of watermelons and melons will be harvested from Kandahar province this year.Melons are
grown on 800 hectares of land, and the yield reaches 6,000 tons
Watermelon has been cultivated in 600 hectares of land, and its yield reaches 6,000 tons,& Emal Hakimi, director of the Kandahar Fruit and
Vegetable Processing Department, said.A number of farmers say that they are satisfied with the price of watermelon and melon.We are busy
with transfers to Kabul and Ghazni
Alhamdulillah, the rates are very reasonable,& Lalai, a farmer in Kandahar, said.According officials, Afghan watermelon and melons were
exported to regional countries, especially India, last year
It is not clear whether or not this year too there will be exports.The post Kandahar reports rise in melon yield first appeared on Ariana
