A distribution program for improved wheat seeds has begun for 6,000 farmers in central Baghlan province and five districts. The provincial Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock is running it with financial support from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and cooperation from the Watan organization.
At the launch ceremony, provincial department head Mawlawi Hayatullah Zarkawi stressed the importance of using improved and certified wheat seeds. He described the timely delivery of the packages before the planting season as an important achievement of this year’s autumn campaign.
Abdul Qayum Azami urged farmers to use the distributed materials properly and on time, and to sow them on their farmland.
