Over 27,000 Pistachio Seedlings Distributed to West Zone Farmers

The National Horticulture and Livestock Program (NHLP) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) distributed 27,500 pistachio seedlings to Herat and Badghis pistachio farmers.
The seedlings were distributed to the farmers whose lands were previously surveyed by the regional NHLP surveyors.
Of the seedlings, 11,000 were distributed in Badghis province whereas the remaining 16,500 were distributed in Herat province.
NHLP has built over 2,500 acres of pistachio gardens in western zone of the country since the start of its activities in west zone in 2014.