Asia Album: Happy plum harvest in Afghanistan -Xinhua
Asia Album: Happy plum harvest in Afghanistan
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-06-28 10:22:16
A farmer picks plums at an orchard in the outskirt of Zhari district, south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Farmers were busy harvesting plums in Zhari district, south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, sharing the joy of good yield after diligent cultivation.
Plums are cultivated on 600 hectares of land, and this year, farmers in Kandahar expect to harvest 33,000 tons of plums. Currently, the price of 1 kg of fresh plums is 70 afghanis (about 1 U.S. dollar) in the local market.
A farmer holds plums at an orchard in the outskirt of Zhari district, south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)A boy sells plums at an orchard in Zhari district, south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)A farmer picks plums at an orchard in the outskirt of Zhari district, south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)Photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows plums at an orchard in the outskirt of Zhari district, south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)A farmer picks plums at an orchard in the outskirt of Zhari district, south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)■
