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Farm Drukhshan Balkh Poultry LTD
Diana Hashimizada
President
Ms. Diana Hashemzada is the President of Drukhshan-e-
Balkh Poultry Farm LTD. She was born in 1984 in Balkh
province. She has a bachelor degree in English litera-
ture from Balkh University. Ms. Hashemzada officially
started her business by establishing Drukhshan-e-Balkh
factory in 2011 in poultry sector which produce ma-
nure and provides poultry services. Drukhshan-e-Balkh
factory was established with an investment of more
than 30000 USD by Ms. Diana and the factory produces
around 10,000 chickens, 52 tons of manure and pro-
vides poultry services.
Along with focus on her business activities, Ms. Diana has always been a supportive woman to
other girls to start a business especially in the poultry sector. Furthermore, more than 500 people
where 120 were women have received training in poultry by Drukhshan-e-Balkh Company. Ms.
Diana says: poultry companies is working with a great passion and commitment, and this has
led the sector to a good self-sufficiency in comparison to other economic sectors and can meet
the need of the country’s market. Ms. Hashimzada expresses the reason behind her recognition
through this award is her business in aviculture which is thought to be a male dominated sector.
And her business is an innovative one and she has been working in this sector formally for 9 years.
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