Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Aybak (BNA) Officials with the ministry for agriculture and livestock say that the international community has allocated 17 million US dollars for the reintegration process in 10 provinces.
Altafudin Rahimi the coordinator of reintegration program for provinces who visited Samangan to consult the local officials said that Aybak and Khuram Sarbagh districts have been including in the program, saying the projects including technical survey, irrigation network, building 600 acres land for pistachio forest and 200 acres new gardens.
Another provinces, he said include Baghlan, Kunduz, Takhar, Herat, Badghis, Kandahar and Helmand.
Head of agriculture department of Samangan province Abdul Razaq Rahimi developing agriculture and gardening is important for improving the living condition of the people.
More than 90,000 hectares of forests and pistachio have been badly damaged due to over three decades of war.
However, the process of deforestation has been checked since 1380 in the province.
A member of provincial council in Samangan, Nimatullah said that launching such projects is vital for the improving economy and environment in the country.
