The head of agriculture, irrigation and livestock of Nangarhar Maulvi Abdul Sattar Mohammad said that the purpose of this aid is to strengthen the economic activities of small entrepreneurs, to process domestic products and to develop businesses.
Khan Agha Shinwari, the engineer in charge of the eastern zone of the Dakar Institute, told Bakhtar Agency that each businessman was given processing equipment worth 52 thousand Afghanis to expand his business and increase his income.
According to him, each bag contains about 30 types of processing tools and essential items, including vegetable and fruit drying machine, solar panel, baler, gas cooker, solar juicer, salad and salad preparation tools, food preservation utensils, glass bottles, scales, work clothes, gloves, masks and essential items for making pickles.
The officials of the Nangarhar Department of Agriculture say that they are trying to continue supporting farmers and small entrepreneurs in coordination with partner institutions, so that along with the processing and marketing of domestic products, income opportunities will increase and the economic status of the people will be strengthened.
