Deported from Russia, Afghan man pioneers mushroom farming in Kabul


  • World
  • Thursday, 11 Mar 2021

Rasool Rezaie puts mushrooms on the ground at his farm in Kabul, Afghanistan February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

KABUL (Reuters) - At his farm in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Rasool Rezaie gently picks oyster mushrooms, part of the around 30 kg he sells in markets daily.

Rezaie learned how to grow mushrooms during a stay in Russia as he tried to claim asylum there, and set up his farm two years ago.

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