Afghan growers invest in greenhouses
Governor Hukam Khan Habibi told Pajhwok Afghan News the 100 greenhouses were being built at a cost of $700,000.
He said with the completion of the greenhouses, 650 tonnes of fresh vegetables would be supplied to the market annually and residents would have vegetables in every season.
Haji Mohammad Khan, a resident of Ismailkhel district who has set up a greenhouse on half an acre, said: “Its production is five times higher than ordinary land.
“I produce wheat, corn and other crops in the 0.5 acre greenhouse and my harvest is equal to five acres of land. I want the construction of greenhouses to become common in Khost and other provinces.”
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