Farmers in Kunduz province are complaining about the falling prices of heng.

According to them, in recent years, farmers' interest in cultivating this medicinal plant has increased.

They are requesting the interim government to make efforts to market heng products.

Mohammad Qadir, a farmer, said: "Previously, heng had a good market, and everyone tried to cultivate it on their lands; but for the past year, the market has weakened, and it can't even cover labor costs; we are asking our government to help so that people can be free from these problems."

Mir Alam, another farmer, said: "We rent the land for about 10 to 11 thousand per year, and heng takes five years to yield; if the market remains like this, it can't even cover its own costs. We request that marketing for heng be done."

Faqir Mohammad, a farmer, said: "Heng has no market now; it used to be good, but currently, there is no market to sell it."

However, officials at the Kunduz Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock assure efforts are being made to address the challenges faced by heng farmers in the province.

Salahuddin Waheedi, the Director of Agricultural Affairs at the Kunduz Directorate of Agriculture and Irrigation, said: "The Agriculture Directorate is always trying to find a market for the heng plant, which is a very strategic and new crop. Recently, heng has become quite popular, with about more than a thousand hectares planted in Kunduz province."

According to statistics from the Kunduz Directorate of Agriculture and Irrigation, over the past years, more than 1,000 hectares of land in various parts of the province have been cultivated with heng.