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| Almond production was recorded at 62,000 metric tons during 2012 which was a 2% increase over the 2011 figure of 60,610 metric tons. Mjor production was the provinces of Samangan, Baghlan, Tahar and Parwan with Samangan recording the highest yield. Most of the almonds produced is consumed within the country with only 3% quantity exported. Theey are marketed in both in-shell and shelled form.<ref name=Afghan/> |
Almond production was recorded at 62,000 metric tons during 2012 which was a 2% increase over the 2011 figure of 60,610 metric tons. Mjor production was the provinces of Samangan, Baghlan, Tahar and Parwan with Samangan recording the highest yield. Most of the almonds produced is consumed within the country with only 3% quantity exported. Theey are marketed in both in-shell and shelled form.<ref name=Afghan/> | ||
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Almond production in Afghanistan is ranked by FAO as tenth in the list of almond producing countries of the world, though its domestic production is limited to 2% of the world production. Its production has shown a rising trend in the recent years. Kandahar and Samangan provinces account for much of its production. As of 2012 the cropped are under almond was 13,490 ha with an yield rate of 45,960 hectagarm per ha recording a total yield of 62,000 tonnes.
Varieties
Almond is a fruit crop classified under two species, the Amygdalus communis (sweet almonds) and Amygdalus amara (bitter almonds). Under this broad classification, in Afghanistan the almond varieties grown are under two major class of: The soft-shell almonds, locally known as badam-e kaghaz with literal meaning of "paper almond" which can be easily broken with hand; hard/medium-shell almonds with the local name of badam-e-sangi which literally means stone almond; and these have many sub types and multiple varieties such as Sattarbai which is of the soft-shell class. Sattarbai has other varieties such as Sattarbai Sufi, SattarbaiGuldar and SattarbaiMamakhail.
Production and consumption
Almond production was recorded at 62,000 metric tons during 2012 which was a 2% increase over the 2011 figure of 60,610 metric tons. Mjor production was the provinces of Samangan, Baghlan, Tahar and Parwan with Samangan recording the highest yield. Most of the almonds produced is consumed within the country with only 3% quantity exported. Theey are marketed in both in-shell and shelled form.
References
- "Market Brief: Almonds-An Overview of Export Potential" (pdf). Government of Afghanistan. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Final 2012 Data and Preliminary 2013 Data". FAO Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Afghan Almond - Cost Competitive Analysis" (pdf). Export Promotion Agency for Afghanistan. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2015.