Afghanistan: Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Helmand to Get 450 Pistachio Fields in Alternative for Opium

Mar 4, 2018 | Khaama Press
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The southern Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Helmand provinces will get new pistachio fields as efforts are underway to create an alternative for the Afghan farmers who are currently busy planting narcotics. According to the local officials in southern Kandahar province, around 450 pistachio fields will be established in the three provinces with the support of the Mercy Corps International.