Afghans reap bumper harvest

Published on 11 November 2009

Majid can hardly believe his good fortune. He harvested so much wheat this year that he can feed his family (..). "We even have a surplus of 50,000 tonnes," he [Noor Mohammad, the chief of the agriculture department in Samangan] said. "We have asked the agriculture ministry and the World Food Program to purchase the surplus so people will be able to make a profit."

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