INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A businessman, who has spent $1 million on a camel farm in Kunduz province, plans to increase his herd of 500 to 2,000.The farm owner says
he started his farm 10 years ago by bringing in camels from Turkey, Iran and Pakistan.He farms the animals for camel wrestling, milk and
meat and exports to Turkey and Saudi Arabia, he said.The farm is located in a forest in Imam Sahib district near the border with
Tajikistan.&Turkey buys mostly wrestling camels
Saudi Arabia buys milking camels
Meat camels have also become popular among the people of Mazar and Kabul
Its meat is very beneficial,& said Fahim Rahimi, the manager of the camel farm.Local officials emphasize that the conditions for keeping
animals in the forests of Kunduz are favorable and urge investors to invest in livestock.&This is the only farm in Afghanistan where so many
We promise to cooperate with them if they have any problem,& said Najibullah Hassan, head of livestock and animal health of the Kunduz
Department of Agriculture.Local officials also say that they would help in getting a license for breeding and in finding facilities.The post
Kunduz businessman hoping to expand his $1 million camel farm first appeared on Ariana News.
