Asia Album: Afghan farmers welcome strawberry harvest season

Source: Xinhua| 2020-05-01 11:09:19|Editor: huaxia

A farmer shows freshly-picked strawberries at a field in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)

KABUL, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers in in Kandahar province welcome the harvest season of strawberries. The Afghan government has taken measures to invest in agricultural sector and gardening to create job opportunities for people and boost economy in the land-locked central Asian state.

Farmers harvest strawberries at a field in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)

Farmers package freshly-picked strawberries at a field in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)

Farmers package freshly-picked strawberries at a field in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)

A farmer packages freshly-picked strawberries at a field in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)

A farmer shows freshly-picked strawberries at a field in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)

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