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Improvement work began on the Ajimir Canal, which irrigates a large area of Baghlan. Cement pipes were used to prevent the canal sides from caving in in some parts. At Jarikhushk and Hassan Tal, where the introduction of electric power was feasible, all the necessary equipment was prepared. A further improvement has been the erection of strong walls with sufficient boulder-backing in places where floods damaged the canal.
of beetroot cultivation in Baghlan and Ghori, where seven varieties of seeds from Poland are being used experimentally.
The distribution of seeds to farmers in northern provinces during the past year was as follows:
Cotton seed
in Kataghan 434,585 seres
Cotton seed
in Mazar-i-Sharif 83,275 seres
Cotton seed
in Shibirghan & Akcha 59,000 seres
A D.D.T. unit preparing for the next lot of spraying
When the Kelagai Desert project is completed, some 5,500 acres of new land will come under cultivation. The Archi Canal moreover is being surveyed, and steps have been taken to clean canals throughout the country.
In all cotton-growing areas, the Ministry's technical experts are on hand to advise the farmers. The same is true
Cotton seed
in Maimana 24,705 seres
Beetroot seed
in Kataghan 143,115 Kg.
Wheat
in Mazar-i-Sharif,
Shibirghan, Maimana,
Herat & Farah 10,000 tons
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