Afghanistan produces over 855,000 tons potatoes last year: gov t
02 May 2021, 21:05 GMT+10
KABUL, May 2 (Xinhua) Afghanistan harvested 855,395 metric tons of potatoes in all farms across the country in 2020, the country s Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock announced on Sunday. Most potato fields are located in Bamyan, Maidan-Wardak, Logar, Ghor, Herat, Farah, Baghlan, Balkh, Faryab, Jawzjan, Nangarhar and Kunduz provinces. The area under potato cultivation reached 53,674 hectares last year, the ministry said in a statement. Potatoes are those vegetables which have numerous customers to consume. As a result of the efforts of experts and farmers, a great difference has been unveiled compared to the past in quantity, price and quality of potatoes, the ministry said.
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8th meeting of Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA)
28-30th December 2020, Islamabad, Pakistan: The 8th meeting of Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA) was held in Islamabad from 28th to 30th December, 2020. The Afghanistan delegation was led by Mr. Nisar Ahmad Faizi Ghoryani, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan. During the visit, he had meetings with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Commerce and Investment, Mr. Ali Zaidi Minister for Maritime Affairs, Mr. Asad Qaiser Speaker of National Assembly and Private Sector of Pakistan.
Accord on pursuing more talks on APTTCA
Islamabad, Kabul concludes discussion on transit trade
ISLAMABAD:
A three-day meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA) concluded on Thursday, with both the sides agreeing to pursue talks aimed at renewing the bilateral transit trade agreement, according to an official statement issued here on Thursday.
A joint statement issued at the end of the meeting, said that both sides held constructive talks for the renewal of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement and a bilateral preferential trade agreement.
According to the statement, the two sides reviewed the proposed draft agreement in detail. “The parties agreed to continue talks to renew the agreement,” it said, adding that the date and the venue of the next meeting would be decided by consensus.