Editing Economy of Afghanistan (section)

===Fishing===
{{Further|List of rivers of Afghanistan|List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan}}
Afghanistan is landlocked with its citizens having no direct access to an ocean. The country has many [[lake]]s, [[pond]]s, [[List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan|reservoirs]], [[list of rivers of Afghanistan|rivers]], [[spring (hydrology)|springs]], [[stream]]s, etc.,<ref>{{cite news |date=December 15, 2018 |url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/afghanistan-and-pakistans-looming-water-conflict/ |title=Afghanistan and Pakistan's Looming Water Conflict |publisher=The Diplomat |access-date=2021-04-23 |quote=Afghanistan has abundant water resources. It produces 80 billion cubic meters of water a year, pumping 60 billion cubic meters of it to the neighbors — particularly Pakistan.}}</ref> which make it a suitable climate for [[fish farming]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/14/c_138225783.htm |title=Fish farming booms in S. Afghan province |publisher=Xinhua |date=July 14, 2019 |access-date=2021-04-23}}</ref> Historically, [[fish]] constituted a smaller part of the [[Afghan cuisine|Afghan diet]] because of the unavailability of modern fish farms. Fishing only took place in the lakes and rivers, particularly in the [[Amu Darya|Amu]], [[Helmand River|Helmand]] and [[Kabul River|Kabul]] rivers.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 28, 2018 |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/10/28/livestock-and-fish-farming-spur-rural-afghans-toward-self-sufficiency |title=Livestock and Fish Farming Bring Self-Sufficiency to Rural Afghans |access-date=2019-04-16 |publisher=The World Bank}}</ref> Consumption of fish has increased sharply due to the establishment of many fish farms.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pajhwok.com/2022/12/03/in-kandahar-fish-farming-surges-by-40pc/ |title=In Kandahar, fish farming surges by 40pc |date=3 December 2022 |work=Pajhwok Afghan News |access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref> There are over 2,600 of them in the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ariananews.af/more-than-2600-fish-farms-operating-in-afghanistan/ |title=More than 2,600 fish farms operating in Afghanistan |work=Ariana News |date=April 7, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-23}}</ref> The largest ones are at the [[List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan|national reservoirs]], which supply fish eggs to smaller fish farms.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.khaama.com/afghanistan-launches-fish-farming-in-mega-300m-salma-dam-built-by-india-02169/ |title=Afghanistan launches fish farming in mega $300m Salma Dam built by India |work=Khaama Press |date=October 29, 2016 |access-date=2017-05-16}}</ref>