Cultivation of Mint as Viable Alternative Livelihood In East And North-east of Afghanistan

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2005
Country:
Afghanistan
Document Type:
Conference Paper
皇冠体育appme:
Agriculture
First published:
1 January 2005

Abstract

This is an introductory presentation to an ICARDA-RALF project to promote the cultivation of mint as a viable alternative livelihood to opium poppy cultivation for Afghan farmers. Mint is presented as a potentially competitive crop due to: easy growth; convenient storage; local availability; potential for good income locally and regionally. Different Mentha species are suggested for different project aims, for example, that M. piperita oil-rich varieties can produce high yields of value-added products such as mint oil and menthol. 皇冠体育app presentation reviews current public awareness of mint, mint marketing strategies, mint's perceived medicinal value and the available mint-derived products.

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Citation

RALF, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria, 30 pp.

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