by Ehsan Bayat | May 20, 2021 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Infrastructure
While the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered businesses and limited customer bases across Afghanistan, one type of business has thrived in these conditions: mushroom farming. While growing mushrooms is not new in Afghanistan, the practice has flourished in the past year...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 6, 2021 | Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Middle East
Agricultural fairs have been a staple of the world farming community for more than a quarter-century, and officials say that the annual gatherings are more important to Afghanistan’s farmers than ever. The pandemic and recent weather have wreaked havoc on farming in...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Technology, Water, Weather
COVID-19 restrictions and ongoing droughts in Afghanistan have continued to create hardships for farmers, whether they are dealing with low crop production or restrictions on transport routes for their produce. In February, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 8, 2021 | Agriculture, Conservation, Farm, Infrastructure, Technology, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that the Middle East must explore innovative options to make its food supply more self-sufficient. As transportation shut down in 2020 in attempts to stop the spread of the coronavirus, countries that rely on imported food...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 25, 2021 | Afghanistan, Business, Construction, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology
In early 2021, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan officials inaugurated three joint projects that will improve connectivity in the region and boost the quality of life for each country’s citizens. On January 14, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, president of Turkmenistan, and...
