Self-introduction of a staff and the topic about agriculture in Afghanistan

I am Jumadar. I was born in Jalalabad in １９５８, and graduated from Chaparhar High School in １９７７. I graduated from university in １９８２, and since then I worked ２９years as an engineer at various companies. I have been working at JEN’s Afghanistan Parwan office since February ２０, ２０１１.

The status of farmers in Afghanistan
An old-fashioned farming method remains in Afghan agriculture. Afghan farmers don’t know what type of land is suitable for agriculture. They also don’t have enough knowledge on what kind of water is suitable for irrigation or which season is best for each plant or vegetable. Besides, they don’t know much about nutrient composition of soil of each land and what type of crop species is suitable for that. They are not sure about seed planting depth, when to water, or how many seeds to plant on ２０００ square meter land.

However, agricultural sector is growing day by day with domestic and international support. Our hope is that agriculture in Afghanistan will be developed by better system and experts in near future.

Jumadar