The Media Office of the Panjshir Provincial Governor, citing the province’s Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, has announced that the Ministry of Agriculture has approved a plan to establish cherry orchards on 100 jeribs of land in the province.
According to the information, the project will be implemented with a budget of AFN 1.5 million from the Ministry of Agriculture’s development budget in the districts of Shotul, Anaba, and Rokha, as well as in the provincial capital, Bazarak.
The source added that, under the project, each orchardist will receive approximately 100 cherry saplings per jerib of land, along with five types of gardening equipment.
According to the Panjshir Directorate of Agriculture, the implementation of this plan will contribute to the development of horticulture, increased fruit production, and improved economic conditions for orchardists.