The Ministry of Education says 49 million school books will be printed this year, of which 12 million will be printed by local companies and the remainder will be printed abroad. 

Printing union officials said local publishes have improved their standards and have the ability to properly print all school books and electoral materials. 

In this episode of Bazar, host Zarmina Mohammadi discusses the topic with Ajmal Azem, head of the Azem publishing house. 

In a separate discussion Mohammadi discusses the honey producing industry with Idris Rauf, the head of French cooperation office at the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (FCOMAIL).

In addition, Mohammadi discusses Wednesday’s graduation ceremony which saw 400 women graduate from the Women in Government Promote training project with Sodaba Nasiri, a trainer for the Promote program.