In this episode of Bazar, Nargis Mosavi discusses the World Bank’s statement regarding Afghanistan’s projected economic growth for the year, the ministry of rural rehabilitation and development’s road projects and the ministry of agriculture’s plans for an alternate to poppy cultivation.
The discussion around the poppy cultivation issue also looks at what alternates can be established for farmers who need to switch to legal and commercial orientated farming practices.
In the studio with her are:
Masoud, a university lecturer, who discusses the World Bank report
Nazir Ahmad Najabi, a lecturer at the Polytechnical University of Kabul, who talks about the road projects
Mohammad Hanif Danishyar spokesman for the Counter Narcotics Ministry who discusses the poppy cultivation issue.