Daikundi farmers supply 25,000 metric tons of almonds to markets in Afghanistan

(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) NEILI (Pajhwok): Officials in northern Daikundi province say that farmers in the province have supplied over 25,000 metric tons of almonds to the market this year, reflecting an increase of about 18 percent from last year's harvest. Sayed Sultan Mousavi, Promotion manager at the Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock department of Daikundi, told Pajhwok Afghan News that due to increased rainfall and water availability, farmers produced more than 25,000 metric tons of almonds this year, while last year approximately 20,765 metric tons were harvested. He recalled in previous years, almond yields in the province had decreased due to drought and natural disasters. Almonds are the only highly profitable crop, and according to officials, most people in Daikundi depend on almonds for their livelihoods. Repeated droughts in the country, particularly in Daikundi, have severely affected farmers, who report that a large number of trees have dried up over the ...