Farming

Agricultural authorities in western Afghanistan say that effectively controlling locust infestations requires closer cooperation and coordination between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, as the pests regularly cross the two countries’ shared border. …

QALA-E-NAW, AFGHANISTAN – The Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock in northwestern Badghis province has intensified its anti-pest campaign, clearing over 1,200 hectares (6,000 jeribs) of agricultural land from locusts …