Story by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 07.29.2012
Cannabis is the most lucrative cash crop in Afghanistan, generating an annual income of more than $9,000 per farmer, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes. Last year, a Robat-area farmer more than doubled that amount by growing and exporting an even more profitable, but legal, crop: sweet melons....
Story by Cpl. Jason Nelson | Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul | 05.09.2012
The two female U.S. Army Majors more closely resemble college professors than they do military agricultural experts, however when they begin to open up about their mission in Zabul province, Afghanistan, it becomes immediately clear why they were chosen for this important mission....
Story by Pfc. Zackary Root | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 12.18.2011
Flying over Afghanistan one can’t help but notice the harsh terrain. Rugged mountains shelter green valleys, pockets of fertility abundant with crops and greenery. This harsh terrain is the gift and plight of the Afghan farmer....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ben Navratil | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | 11.08.2011
The Indiana National Guard’s 4-19th Agribusiness Development team funded the purchase of 142 metric tons of certified winter wheat seed Nov. 8, to be planted throughout Khowst province this winter....
Story by Lance Cpl. Erica Kirsop | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 07.21.2011
Organic crop production through hydroponic farming, profitable self-sustaining opportunities and a skill building course aimed at aiding fellow and former military service members are the billets to be filled in the creation of the Veteran’s Sustainable Agriculture Training....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ben Navratil | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | 05.24.2011
“Planting knowledge to grow the future” is how the Future Farmers of Afghanistan program is billed, and a May 24 meeting held at Shaikh Zayed University in Khowst City, Afghanistan, provided an update on how the curriculum is not only helping train students to become better farmers, but also better stewards of the land and other natural resources....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 05.23.2011
Polish army Brig. Gen. Slawomir Wojciechowski, Task Force White Eagle commander, and Ghazni province Gov. Mussa Khan, held a grand opening ceremony for the Jaghori District Agricultural Extension Office and Demonstration Farm May 23....
Story by Ashley Fowler | Camp Atterbury Indiana | 05.10.2011
Haze tints the cloudless sky in Jennings County, Ind., as members of the 4-19th Indiana Agricultural Development Team converge upon the farm at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex May 10 for pre-deployment agricultural training....
