25,000 Pistachio Saplings Distributed for Plantation in Afghan Province

Date: 16 April 2022 - 21:17

News ID: ۱۰۱۶۶۴

QALA-E-NAW (Xinhua) -- More than 25,000 pistachio saplings have been distributed for plantation in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, the local government said Saturday. It said the young trees were distributed over the past six days as part of its efforts to fight deforestation and support farmers in the provincial capital Qala-e-Naw and suburban districts. The saplings have been grown for one year in a research farm near Qala-e-Naw, the local government said in a statement. The move comes after heavy logging by locals in the natural pistachio forests in the province in recent years.