Focus on Seed Programs The Pakistan Seed Industry
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Akhlaq Hussain, Abdul Rauf Bhutta. (1/1/2002). Focus on Seed Programs The Pakistan Seed Industry. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
Pakistan is located between 24o and
37oN latitude and 61o and 75oE
longitude; and it is bordered by
Afghanistan and Iran in the west and China
and India in the east. The total area of the
country is 79.6 million ha comprising four
major administrative provinces, Punjab,
Sindh, Balochistan and Northwest Frontier
Province (NWFP).
Pakistan has a continental type of climate
characterized by extreme variations in
temperature and rainfall. There are two main
growing seasons, summer (kharif) and winter
(rabi). The monsoon rain is from July to
September whereas some winter rain is also
received in Balochistan and coastal areas of
Karachi. The country is generally arid and
suffers from low rainfall.
