Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says this (solar) year’s production of wheat totalled 4.83 million metric tons across the country, an increase of about 10% against last year.
NSIA says the total area cultivated with wheat in Afghanistan this year is 12.2 million hectares.
The directorate stated that farmers use about 70 percent of cultivated agricultural land in the country for Afghanistan’s wheat production.
Officials said the main reason for the good harvest was timely rains and the switch from poppy farming to wheat.
Officials welcome this increase, aiming to encourage farmers to grow the cereal so the country can become self-sufficient.
Currently, Afghanistan needs almost 7 million metric tons of wheat each year. This amount is necessary to cover the population’s needs.
In order to determine the amount of wheat grown in the country, NSIA analyzed satellite images from the time of cultivation to harvest.
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