Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
Dadullah, an Afghan farmer, speaks with a field program officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and members of Alpha Company, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), in a cucumber field near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Dadullah said the pest problem is a significant threat to crops this year. The U.S. Agency for International Development offers programs to properly educate local farmers on proper implementation of pesticides.