Agriculture Fair opens in Afghan capital

Afghan Ministry for Agriculture and Livestock opened a two-day Agricultural Exhibition in the capital Kabul Sunday, in a bid to bolster local agricultural products and encourage investment in this field.

Attended by 86 companies with the majority of them locals, the objective of the exhibition is to boost agricultural sector, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Abidullah Ramin said.

"Afghan government wants to enhance agricultural products and encourage private sector to investment in this field," Ramin told newsmen in a brief chat.

It is the first time that such exhibition has been held in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban regime in late 2001.

Eighty percent of Afghanistan's nearly 30 million population are dependent on agricultural products but the field has been badly damaged due to 25 years of war and prolonged drought.

Source: Xinhua