KABUL, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 150 million U.S. dollars has been invested in the poultry sector in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, providing jobs for more than 2,500 people, a spokesman for the provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said Friday.
According to Mohammad Hanif Haqmal, the project, which began as a small poultry farm 18 years ago, has been gradually expanded and currently produces 350,000 eggs and 60,000 kg of chicken meat daily.
Composed of 12 poultry farms, the project has largely contributed to meeting domestic chicken meat demand, which is vital for reducing imports from abroad.
Without disclosing the annual production of chicken meat or import figures, the official noted that the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has been encouraging investment in all necessary sectors, including poultry farms, across the post-war country. ■
