Deported from Europe, Afghan man pioneers mushroom farming in Kabul
By Hameed Farzad, Sayed Hassib and Aziz Mohammad
Rasool Rezaie collects mushrooms at his farm in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – At his farm in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Rasool Rezaie gently picks oyster mushrooms, part of the around 30 kg he sells in markets daily.
Rezaie learned how to grow mushrooms during a stay in Russia, and set up his farm two years ago.
“I was introduced to a mushroom farm in Russia by a friend, and I started working there, where I learned how to produce the mushroom spores and cultivate them,” said Rezaie, who first moved to Russia in 2012 due to insecurity and unemployment in Afghanistan.