Announcement

Grand Opening of the Omaid Bahar Juice Concentrate Processing and Fresh Fruit Packaging Facility

Photo Gallery - October 15, 2009

Kabul, Afghanistan | Thursday, October 15, 2009

The Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Company opened the first fruit processing and juicing facility in Afghanistan on October 15, 2009. The USAID-funded factory will produce juices from Afghan pomegranates, apples, melons, apricots, and peaches.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

The ribbon is cut to inaugurate the Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Facility.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Workers prepare fruit at the Omaid Bahar Juice Concentrate Processing and Fresh Fruit Packaging Facility.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Women working at Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing

The Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Company employs approximately 200 workers, many of whom are women.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Fruit is inspected by workers at the Omaid Bahar factory.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Mohammad Asif Rahimi, Wardak Governor Hadim Fidai and Mustafa Sadiq, owner of the juice factory, examine apples from Wardak province during a tour of the Omaid Bahar facility.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Pomegranates are processed for juicing at the Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Company's new factory.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Juicing begins at the USAID-funded Omaid Bahar Juice Concentrate Processing and Fresh Fruit Packaging Facility.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Mohammad Asif Rahimi and other guests observe the juicing process at the new Omaid Bahar Juice Concentrate Processing and Fresh Fruit Packaging Facility in Kabul.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Minister Rahimi observes operations at the Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Company. The company will purchase and process fruit from 50,000 Afghan farmers.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

A worker at the Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Company shows the factory's modern facilities. The factory will produce juice from Afghan pomegranates, apples, melons, apricots, and peaches.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

The new Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Company factory makes high-quality pomegranate juice for domestic consumption and export.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Dan Mooney, chief of party of USAID's Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP), pours fresh juice for the Italian Ambassador and other dignitaries.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

Minister Mohammad Asif Rahimi (center) explains the importance of the juice concentrate facility for Afghanistan’s stability.

Photo: Ian F. Carver, ASAP

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