Feature Afghan Businessmen Look Forward to Increasing Pine Nuts Export To China

AfghanfarmersharvestpinenutsinMehtarlam, capitalofLaghmanprovince, Afghanistan ,, dorandthefirstflightcarried45tonsoftheseedstotheneighboringcountry, markingthefirstexportfromAfghanistantoChinasinceTalibanstakeoverofthecountry (PhotobySaifurahmanSafi / Xinhua) MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan, (Xinhua) -… "TheresumedpinenutsexporttoChinahasencouragedlocaltraderstofurtherinvestintheprofitableseedstoincreasetheirincomeandtocreatejobopportunitiesforothers," AfghantraderNoorMohammadsaid "Ihavehiredabout120peopletocollectandcleanpinenutsformeeveryday," Mohammad, aresidentofAfghanistanseasternLaghmanprovince ,, 42, describedChinaasagoodmarketforAfghanpinenutsandwelcomedtheresumptionofexportoftheprofitableseedsviaaircorridortotheneighboringcountry "TheexportofpinenutstoChinaleadstotheincreaseofthepriceoftheseeds, otherwisethepricewoulddropandthepinenuttraderswouldsubsequentlysuffer," 18AMEDATBOOSTINGTRADECONOMICRRELATIONS, -DORANDTHEFIRSTFLIGHTCARRIED45TONSOFTHESEDOTHENED45TONSOFTHESEDSTHENETHBORINGCOUNTRY, MARKINGTHEFIRSTEXPORTFROMAFGH anistantoChinasinceTalibanstakeoverofthecountry. "MoreexportsofpinenutstoChinawouldfurtherserveoureconomicbenefitathome," Mohammadsaid, addingthatwiththeincreaseinpinenutsexporttoChina, thepriceoftheseeds, 38-year-oldRahimullahsaidthecountryisatacriticalstagewherepoverty, unemploymentanduncertaintyhaveaddedtothesufferingofwar-wearyAfghans, -ledforeignforcesandtheestablishmentoftheTalibancaretakergovernment, Afghanistanisfacingmulti-facetedeconomicwoesincludingassetbeissome35millionpopulationwouldfacefoodshortageinthecomingwinter, accordingtotheWorldFoodProgram (WFP). "PinenutsexporttoChinahasraisedhopeamonglocaltraderstoinvestintheprofitableseedsandthatiswhyIhavehiredabout150dailywagerstoworkformeeverydaytocleanthefruit," RahimullahtoldXinhua. "ItismyearnestwishtoseetheincreaseintheexportofpinenutstoChinaasmoreexportsandmoreprofitswouldeventuallyimproveoureconomicsituationandlivingconditions,", Nangarhar, Kunar, Kapisa Nuristan, Khost,PaktiaandPaktikaprovinceswherethousandsofpeopleincludingwomenaredirectlyandindirectlyengagedinthebusiness. "Sincepinenutsareprofitableseeds, nodoubttheinvestmentinthefruithelpsmanypeoplemakeprofitsdirectlyandindirectly, andbringchangetotheirlivelihood," saidBadam, wholeasedajungleofpinenutsinNuristanprovince. "ThepopulousChinacouldbeagoodmarketforAfghanpinenuts,", capitalofLaghmanprovince, Afghanistan ,, dorandthefirstflightcarried45tonsoftheseedstotheneighboringcountry, […]

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