Officials at the Kandahar Chamber of Commerce and Investment say that 294,000 tonnes of fresh fruit and dried fruit were exported from the province over the past year, but traders say transit problems, delays in cargo movement and restrictions on business visas are hindering export growth.<\/p>\n
According to them, the lack of reliable and fast routes for transporting goods has raised costs and reduced the competitiveness of Afghan products in foreign markets. Traders have asked the Taliban administration to provide alternative and faster routes for transporting commercial goods.<\/p>\n
Based on the information provided, most of these exports went to India, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Canada. Traders say Kandahar\u2019s horticultural products, especially pomegranates, grapes, almonds and various dried fruits, have steady buyers in foreign markets and demand for them is increasing.<\/p>\n
They have also called for greater facilitation in the issuance of business visas, saying restrictions on the movement of traders have made marketing and the expansion of export networks difficult. According to them, without removing these obstacles, maintaining and expanding new markets will be difficult.<\/p>\n
Reports also show that Kandahar\u2019s fruit production capacity has increased in recent years, but a lack of infrastructure in packaging, cold storage and processing industries continues to prevent full use of this capacity. Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, is considered one of the country\u2019s key horticultural provinces, and its fruit products have long accounted for a significant share of Afghanistan\u2019s agricultural exports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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