Boustan Sabz mission is to create, facilitate and produce high quality agricultural products by using improved production and marketing innovations, value added production strategies and eco-friendly methodologies that enhance client benefits and satisfaction and assuming our social responsibilities.
BS operations leave a lasting positive impact by economically empowering local communities and farmers through creation of value chains and links with pre-qualified farmers, suppliers and other stakeholders who deliver daily to the industry quality seasonal fruits and vegetables for processing and packaging.
Current and planned R&D efforts are intended not only to ensuring sustainable business, but also lead to agricultural value chain improvements which may improve the living standards of the local communities.
In our continuing effort to be eco-friendlier, we aim to press and refine our secondary materials which are currently converted to fertilizer or unnecessarily classified as waste. We aim to recuperate and convert as much of the raw materials as possible into reusable secondary materials.
Our Partners
We have established strategic alliances with a number of local farmers as well as domestic and international organizations such as WAZZAN and ANHAM. Our excellent relationships with farmers, local communities and government agencies ensure a sustainable, safe and traceable supply of raw materials to meet the growing demands of our consumers and clients.
Development Goals
We take immense pride in pursuing sustainable and inclusive business models which are aligned with the national Sustainable Development Goals for agriculture. Therefore, we aim to:
Reduce wastage across the value chain by instilling quality standards, meeting legal requirements, reducing human errors, promptly addressing technical issues, and utilizing our vast network of logistics providers.
We welcome healthy competition and thereby raising the quality and standards of Afghan agricultural products and practices. BS views competition as a key contributing factor to its success and continued growth.
Meeting and exceeding our competition through the introduction of innovative technologies and research and development gives us the competitive advantage required to remaining a key player in the industry.
Improve the incomes of identified and pre-qualified Afghan growers through contract farming and training in global best practices.
BS has successfully established contracts with hundreds of farmers and numerous Agricultural Cooperatives and Farmers Unions across Afghanistan, namely Parwan, Kapisa, Laghman, Bamiyan, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kandahar, Herat and Kabul. As part of this initiative, BES provides contracted farmers technical advice, knowledge and skills, seeds, agrochemicals, and other costly inputs to ensure crops are cultivated and harvested successfully.
Introduce global accreditations to Afghan farmers to increase product values. Afghanistan has always enjoyed good reputation for its agricultural crops. However, the three decades of war left a decimated fruit industry which only started recovering in recent years.
Introducing global accreditations to farmers not only reestablished links to markets severed by war but it will also expand the industries’ reach into the global markets. Entering the global market translates into higher value for afghan crops, thereby increasing the incomes of 85%-90% of the population in rural areas engaged in the agriculture sector.
The accreditations introduced are: a. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) b. FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) c. EU standards (European Standards)
Expand Boustan as an Afghan agricultural brand in the global market through the export of Afghanistan’s world class produce. (Same as above).
Implement modern agricultural technologies including soil and water testing for improved yields. • Drip irrigation system by end of 2018. • Installation of the largest greenhouses (10,086 SQM) by end of 2018.
Leverage all development actors; government, NGO and private sector, to commercialize and scale the Afghan agricultural industry from subsistence to sustainable export production.
Facilities
BS Farm & Research and Development
As part of our commitment to quality and innovation, a hybrid Research and Training Campus was established in 2014 on 120 hectares of land leased from Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
Featuring advanced technologies and the latest equipment, the facility provides a venue for onsite collaboration which helps accelerate ideation and new product development.
The R&D team is comprised of specialists working tirelessly to ensure BS stays abreast of the latest technologies and solutions. In addition, it employs local farmers and conducts trainings and capacity building events regularly.
The facility also serves as a venue to test and cultivate crops tailored to local and international tastes. The 120 hectares agricultural land now supports 40,000 different fruit trees such as apple, almond, peach, pomegranate, pear, and plum, 5,000 grape vines of different varieties, 40 green houses, and around 100,000 timber and ornamental trees. Saffron, different varieties of potatoes, onions, tomatoes, melons and many other crops are also cultivated.
Pack House and Cold Storage
A state-of-the-art pack house and cold storage facility equipped with (-18C) freezer rooms is situated in Bagram with close proximity to provincial capital, Kabul and Bagram Air Force Bases, BS Farm, Kabul International Airport, and major ports, which extend our reach to international markets in the Gulf and beyond.
In addition to being equipped with technically advanced machinery and professional staff, the pack house has the capacity of handling over 40 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables at a time. Over 10,000 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables can be stored in the cold storage facilities to prolong the shelf life of these products.
Our Storage capacity is 10,000 tons and we have 5 chambers with a total capacity of 50,000 MT. The pack house has a cadre of more than 100 professional and trained employees. Employees are trained in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards and has certificates from ISO 22000, HACCP and VETCOM.
Green houses
BS has 40 established greenhouses each covering 400 square meter area, which grow a wide range of agricultural products. More greenhouses are planned in the future for extensive production as well as for research and development purposes; part of which will be the two Mega greenhouses making a history in agriculture sector as the first biggest greenhouses in Afghanistan each covering (10,080 square meter) area.
Juice and Dry Fruit Factory
The juice and dry fruit plant is home to 32,400 square feet and stands as one of the most advanced and state-of-the-art juice manufacturing facility in Afghanistan. The plant has easy access to multiple warehouses, cold rooms (4C) and -18C freezing room.
We have selected the latest technology to meet international standards (FDA, European and GB Chinese) to produce juices and concentrates.
BS juice plant can process 10 ton of fresh fruit per hour and with a 2 shift work schedule, we can process 140 – 160 tons of fresh fruit to juice in a day. Using the state-of-the-art hot air dryer, the facility also produces a number of dried fruits such as tomatoes, raisins, apricots, mulberries and almonds with processing capacity of 5 ton per hour.
Export
BS monthly sells 280 MTs of fresh fruit and vegetables supplied through contract farming in the domestic markets using global standard packaging. BS, alone, is a substantial market for contract growers’ agricultural products. In addition, BS has introduced Afghan agricultural products through exports in the international markets such as Dubai, Kuwait and India.
Afghanistan produces some of the world’s best fruits and vegetables and these high-value food products are in great demand in international markets. Buyers in Asia, Europe and America express interest in introducing high quality Afghan agricultural products to their customers and BS is poised to meet these demands.
With the adoption of International Codex standards, we aim to export high quality fruit such as: grapes, apples, apricots, pomegranates, cherries, plums and melons. BS is expanding its commercial activities through exporting fresh fruit and vegetables to the GCC countries, Central Asian countries, European countries, and the United States.
Recently BS has established their first country office in Jaipur, Rajasthan India to stock and re-sort our exported Dry fruits for a quality product delivery to our customers.
Poultry Farm
This business unit is engaged in producing 50,000 chickens to domestic markets every 45 days. Its business also includes supplying local farmers with chicken bi-product. In an area of 9,600 square meters, our each Poultry Farm produces 150,000 chickens in 6 batches over a period of one year, located in the rural and remote area of Parwan province to facilitate BS’s main objectives:
To refocus and attract National and International investments to all those under developed rural areas and secondly to provide jobs for the Local residents of the area and direct their attention towards initiatives such as Poultry farm in order to create profitable income sources for themselves.
Fruit Juice & Juice Concentrate (Noush)
This segment is engaged in producing 100% juice, juice drinks, and juice concentrate supporting a healthy lifestyle with premium recipes capturing a growing Afghan juice market through import substitution and export opportunities of high quality product.
Domestic products Lack in sufficient balance between the vital attributes of a product either the concentration is more on Taste and less on the Nutritional aspects or vice versa in comparison to their Imported substitutes whereas Boustan Sabz with a combination of Quality product, Taste of Nutritious and Natural varieties of Fruits and vegetables grown under highly specialized expert’s supervision maintaining standards Processes the bring the premium quality product to its consumers.
Dried Fruits
Dry fruits are part of the Nutrition necessity of every age group, a balance substitution for food in overcoming certain deficiencies and for today’s fast life it is an easy nutrition supplement source. Boustan Sabz offers integrated systems for sorting, conveying, and processing dry fruits to maximize product quality, increase yield and consumer satisfaction.
Dry fruit process solutions in dry fruits processing include systems for sorting color and size, detection of soft fruit, foreign material removal and more. Using the state-of-theart hot air dryer, this segment produces a number of dried fruits such as raisins, apricots, mulberries and almonds. The processing capacity of dried fruits is 5 ton per hour.
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
This business segment is engaged in supplying Afghan produced Fresh Fruits and Vegetables through contract farming to domestic and international clients. Its business also includes importing products not produced domestically.
Products grown domestically are apples, grapes, pomegranates, peaches, plums, apricots, sweet melons, winter melons, peppers, iceberg lettuce, and a line of assorted salad greens and fresh herbs. Imported products are bananas, avocados, mangos, bok choy, asparagus, cherry tomato, and Kiwi.
Both lists are not allinclusive. BS has successfully established contracts with hundreds of farmers and numerous Agricultural Cooperatives and Farmers Unions across Afghanistan, namely Parwan, Kapisa, Laghman, Bamiyan, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kandahar, Herat and Kabul. As part of this initiative, BS provides contracted farmers technical advice, knowledge and skills, seeds, agrochemicals, and other costly inputs to ensure crops
Certification
As a socially and environmentally responsible company, we are firmly committed to upholding world-class specifications for our products and services, while ensuring quality, safety and efficiency. We have been certified and committed to meet standards of:
ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System)
SA 8000 (Social Accountability)
ISO 9001 (Quality Management System)
HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
ISO 10002 (Quality Management – Customer Satisfaction)
VETCOM (US Army Veterinary Command)
