date:Oct 30, 2019
Afghanistans Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) expects pomegranates export to drop by 50% this year. Its officials have cited high custom tariffs on pomegranates from Pakistan as the major factor behind the considerable fall in pomegranate exports. Afghanistan exported up to 70,000 tons of pomegranate last year and only about 25,000 tons this year so far.
Farmers have voiced their concerns about the lack of proper markets for their products and have called on the government to find new