According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, the grape harvest exceeded 232,000 tons in Kabul this year. The Ministry wrote on its X handle that according reports from districts of Kabul province, a significant increase was recorded in the yield of grapes this year compared to last year.
The Ministry said about 232,175 tons of grapes were collected from 12,611 hectares of orchards in Kabul this year. Last year, 112,448 tons of grapes had been collected from 11,545 hectares.
Earlier, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of southern Kandahar province had said export of grapes doubled this year, when about 28,343 tons of the fruit worth more than 15 million US dollars was exported to India and Pakistan.
Source: pajhwok.com