(Last Updated On: April 21, 2021)
According to the Statistics and Information Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), 2,529 metric tons of peppers were produced in the country last year, of which 184 tons were bell peppers.
According to the ministry, Laghman province had the highest yield with over 400 tons while Helmand, Parwan, Kandahar, Takhar and Balkh also provided substantial yields, MAIL said.
Parwan province was however noted as being the most important producer of bell peppers in the country and last year, 280 hectares of land was cultivated for this purpose – land that yielded 30 tons of bell peppers.
Peppers are extremely popular in Afghanistan and are used fresh or dried in daily cooking.
(Last Updated On: April 20, 2021)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a $50 million grant to help the Afghan government procure and deploy safe, high-quality COVID-19 vaccines, and strengthen the country’s capacity to implement its vaccine program.
The ADB said in a statement that the project will support the National Plan for COVID-19 Vaccination in Afghanistan by procuring and transporting six million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for priority segments of the population, as determined by the government.
“As Afghanistan continues to grapple with COVID-19, this project will help ensure that safe and high-quality vaccines are made available to the Afghan people,” said ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa.
$50 Million ADB Grant to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Afghanistan
News Release | 20 April 2021
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (20 April 2021) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $50 million grant to help the Government of Afghanistan procure and deploy safe, high-quality COVID-19 vaccines, and strengthen the country’s capacity to implement its vaccine program.
The project will support the National Plan for COVID-19 Vaccination in Afghanistan by procuring and transporting 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for priority segments of the population, as determined by the government. The project is financed by ADB’s $9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility launched in December 2020 to offer rapid and equitable vaccine-related support to ADB developing member countries.
Sound planning is key to achieving the full benefit from Free Trade Agreements with Central Asian countries
Regional integration and multilateral trade are beneficial for the participating countries provided that they tap the existing potential intelligently. The European Union and the ASEAN are relevant examples; their members set common goals for the prosperity of their peoples.
Pakistan, too, has been a member of regional trade blocs in the past and benefitted from such association. Lately, there has been a focus on increasing trade and cooperation among regional countries. This has been supported by the Asian Development Bank and the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute under the CAREC framework. The CAREC is an inter-governmental forum representing 11 countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
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