Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Sadr Azam Osmani emphasized support for landowners and farmers in the country during the “Farm Day Celebration” event.
At the event held at the Beni Hesar Agricultural Research Farm in Kabul, Osmani stated that the ministry is working to make Afghanistan self-sufficient in agriculture.
The deputy minister said: “Wars, natural disasters, climate change, and technical shortcomings have caused us problems in our production.”
Meanwhile, officials from the Agricultural Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture highlighted their achievements in various fields, including seed research and its distribution to farmers. They stated that last year they conducted over a hundred agricultural experiments across different provinces.
Mohammad Rafi Bawari, head of applied and coordinated research at the Agricultural Research Institute, said: “Last year, we planned 109 experiments across all zones of the country, which were implemented.”
Safiullah Jawhar, dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Kabul University, another speaker at the event, welcomed such programs and emphasized the importance of organic agriculture in the country.
Previously, Deputy Minister Osmani said that supporting farmers would also increase the level of domestic cooking oil production.