Pistachio yield increases in Afghanistan’s Samangan province

Published 2022년 8월 22일

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In northern Samangan province, the pistachio yield has seen a significant increase, reaching 210 tons this year, a threefold increase from the previous year. The quality of the nuts has also improved, now ready for sale at a higher price of 1,300 afghanis per kg, compared to last year's unsold stock that fetched less than 1,000 afghanis per kg. This development is anticipated to greatly boost farmers' income, with projections reaching 276 million afghanis this year, a substantial increase from the 70 million afghanis recorded last year. Samangan province is the country's second largest pistachio producer, contributing to Afghanistan's agricultural exports, which also include pine nuts and various fresh and dry fruits.

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Pistachio yield in northern Samangan province has reached 210 tons this year, increasing three folds year on year, an official said Sunday. Abdul Ghafoor Karimi, an official with the provincial department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, told Xinhua that this year’s pistachio nuts are ripe enough to sell at 1,300 afghanis (14.61 U.S. dollars) for 1 kg, while last year’s mostly unripe nuts were sold at less than 1,000 afghanis per kg. Farmers’ income from selling pistachio nuts is estimated to exceed 276 million afghanis this year, while the figure was 70 million afghanis last year, the official said. Samangan province is the second largest producer of pistachio after Badghis ...

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