by Ehsan Bayat | May 1, 2020 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Conservation, Energy, Middle East, Weather
For several years, Afghanistan has promoted a seemingly simple solution to cutting pollution, stabilizing environmental problems, and bringing a little happiness to people: planting trees. Through years of war, torrential floods, deforestation, and droughts,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 1, 2020 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Business, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Middle East, Weather
In the fall of 2019, India’s onion crops suffered a 26 percent decline during the kharif and late-kharif seasons due to a monsoon and additional heavy rains that hit Maharashtra, Karnataka, and other Indian states that produce onions. The vegetable is common in Indian...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 20, 2020 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Business, Conservation, Crops, Infrastructure, Water, Weather
For centuries, cotton cultivation in Afghanistan has fluctuated due to various ecological and economic factors. The profitably of cotton ceased entirely by the late 1900s and remained so for several decades. However, the Afghanistan government and social activists...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 6, 2020 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Conservation, Healthcare, History, Infrastructure, Technology, Water
One of the fastest-growing dangers in Afghanistan may be one of the hardest to fight: air pollution. Recent reports show that the country’s air quality, especially in Kabul, can be deadly. According to the research group State of Global Air, more than 26,000 deaths in...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 19, 2019 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Water, Weather
Agriculture has a long, rich history in Afghanistan. Prior to the Soviet invasion in the late 1970s, agriculture comprised about 50 percent of the nation’s GDP. Afghanistan was also the world’s largest exporter of dried fruits and nuts at that time. However, in the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 21, 2019 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Conservation, Infrastructure, Technology, Water
The need to find new ways to efficiently water crops in the Middle East is vital. At present, there are no signs of relief from the region’s water crisis and food shortages. While growers continue to implement smart technology and new methods into their farming...
