Afghan team visits to study agri techniques

A team of farmers and officials from Afghanistan are on a visit to the Pantnagar Agriculture University here to explore new agricultural techniques. The 20-member team, which arrived in India last week, was informed about the new techniques and crop varieties developed by the university to increase agri production, University Vice-Chancellor B S Bisht said.

An agricultural official from Kandahar, Sayed Mohammad Kabir, said "the university has developed modern agricultural techniques. We will adopt these techniques in our country to make our nation prosperous." The visiting Afghan farmers also discussed ways to grow sugarcane, as the country at present does not grow the crop. The team would also visit Kashipur, Jeolikot, Haldwani and Nainital in this connection. Bisht said a team from the university had recently visited Afghanistan.