Saturday November 10 2012
Kabul (BNA) The international agricultural exhibition was opened in Badam Bagh in Kabul.
Mohammad Karim Khalili second vice-president after opening of this exhibition visited the products of exhibition outlets and encouraged the participants to do more investment in agriculture spheres.
Khalili also praised the efforts of the ministry of agriculture and irrigation for holding the exhibition and called it a positive step towards economic prosperity in the country.
Khalili considered the exhibition one of the best and greatest trade exhibition of Afghanistan and added that Afghanistan still is in a position to be dependent on its traditional agriculture practices.
So the displaying of the industrial goods and advanced products of foreign countries and better usage of the modern industrial methods of foreign countries can take us to the stage to better market our products.
He added that we need to further develop our agriculture products and make utmost use of the advanced technologies in this respect.
He assured the farmers of the government support for expansion of agriculture in the country which will prove effective in reduction of poverty and employment in all spheres.
Mohammad Asif Rahimi minister of agriculture and irrigation said that progress in agriculture is much more than what is said.
He explained the achievements of the ministry in agriculture including expansion of arable land, production of grains, developing of orchards, saffron cultivation, improved seeds, loan systems to power and transport means as challenges in this sector.
