KABUL, May 1 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan farmers harvested more than 72,000 tonnes of cotton over the past year, the Ministry for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said in a statement, today.
Afghanistan collected 72,493 tonnes of cotton from 54,869 hectares of land last year, the statement said.
Last year, the year of 1401 in Persian calendar, ended on Mar 20, 2023, and the year of 1402 commenced on Mar 21, 2023.
Balkh, Takhar, Kunduz, Baghlan, eastern Nangarhar, western Herat and Nimroz provinces significantly contributed to producing cotton last year, the statement added.
Since poppy cultivation was banned in Apr, 2022, Afghan farmers have begun replacing the illicit crop with cotton, saffron, rice, wheat and other legal plants.
Afghanistan’s caretaker government encouraged farmers to grow valuable plants in the war-ravaged country.
