Dossier
Grape exports
Coverage of Grape exports in the Nexus archive.
- Afghan farmers turn their grapes into raisins after border closures slash fruit exports to Pakistan
Afghan grape producers in Kandahar are struggling because border closures due to fighting have cut off their primary export market in Pakistan. Unable to ship fresh fruit, many producers turned to drying grapes into raisins, but fallen prices have caused severe income losses for farmers. Officials stress that reopening the borders is critical to prevent a further blow to Afghanistan's fruit exports.