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President Directs Pine Nuts’ Processing, Marketing

President Directs Pine  Nuts’ Processing, Marketing

KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday directed agriculture officials and his advisor to take ‘special steps’ for processing, packaging and marketing pine nuts produced in Paktia, Paktika and Khost provinces.
The president issued these directives at a meeting he presided over at the Presidential Place, a statement from the palace said. The meeting discussed pine nuts’ processing, packaging, marketing and exports.
Economic and commerce sector officials and governors of southeastern Khost andPaktia provinces were present at the meeting, the statement said.
President Ghani said regional countries were ready to import pine nuts from Afghanistan and the opportunity if used would help the country’s revenue.
He directed agriculture officials and his advisor on agriculture affairs Abdul Hameed Helmandi to take special steps for processing, packaging and marketing of pine nuts produced in Paktia, Paktika and Khost provinces.
Ghani also asked the governors to work in cooperation with provincial agriculture officials for better management of pine nut products.
He said illegal trafficking of pine nuts mostly benefited smugglers and pine nut exports should be better managed and legalized so people receive more benefits.
He said he would follow the issue for development through Abdul Hameed Helmandi during the ongoing solar year. (Pajhwok)