Testing time for agriculture in Afghanistan
Better techniques give boost to production but weaning farmers away from lucrative poppy crop remains uphill battle.
Published On 12 Nov 2013
Agriculture makes up a third of Afghan output and employs more than half of the population, and now better farming techniques are giving a boost to production. But weaning farmers away from poppy – the preferred export item – is still an uphill battle.
Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse reports from Kabul.
Source: Al Jazeera