Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Mazar-Sharif: Mohammad Hossein Azimi, director of agricultural extension of the Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of Balkh province, says regarding the construction of new gardens in this province; The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has built 255 gardens and vineyards in Balkh province at a cost of one million dollars, and we are planning to build gardens on 22 thousand hectares of land in this province.
He added: "Establishing a garden or vineyard in one acre of land can bring the economic growth of farmers and agricultural professionals, and it plays a positive role in the clean air, climate and greenery of the country, and the efforts to expand orchards There are farms and vineyards in Balkh province.
Azimi stated that the goal of UNDP to build orchards and vineyards is to support farmers and the growth of agriculture, and these fruit orchards were established in Dehdadi district of Balkh province, and this organization will start the process of constructing 108 orchards in this district in 2023 alone. has ended
On the other hand, Seyed Ahmad, one of the gardeners of Balkh Province, added that the process of building gardens and vineyards by the United Nations Development Program is appreciable, and we request that attention be paid to the distribution of agricultural spices and essential tools for farmers and gardeners.
It should be mentioned that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has built a water channel 492 meters long and 1.2 meters wide in Dehdadi district of Balkh province for the access of gardeners to sufficient water.