Following the ban on poppy cultivation in the country, nearly 100,000 tons of improved seed varieties and 200,000 tons of chemical fertilizers have been distributed to farmers across the nation.
Misbahuddin Mustaeen, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, stressed that this quantity of materials has been distributed in cooperation with domestic and international organizations to support farmers.
Mustaeen added that by the end of the current solar year, another 53,000 tons of improved seeds will also be distributed to farmers nationwide.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock said: "One hundred thousand tons of improved seeds and 200,000 tons of chemical fertilizers have been distributed. Additionally, the distribution of 53,000 tons of improved seeds is currently underway in various provinces and is being distributed to farmers."
Meanwhile, some farmers in the country are calling for more support from the ministry for alternative crops to poppies.
"Wheat and corn do not meet our needs, and our request from the government is to provide alternative crops for us instead of opium," said Hamidullah, a farmer.
"There are seven people in my family who need to be fed, and the government must help us in place of poppies; they should distribute improved seeds or chemical fertilizers because our economy is very weak," said Jamaluddin, another farmer.
Earlier, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate, in the first meeting of the High Commission for Combating Narcotics, said that the international community must fulfill its commitments in the fight against narcotics in Afghanistan.
Kabir said that important discussions were held at the third Doha meeting regarding alternative crops, and he is hopeful that the commitments made to assist Afghan farmers and the agricultural sector of Afghanistan will be fulfilled.
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