Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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Table.12. Species.Diversity.<strong>of</strong>.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s.Agriculture<br />
Fruit <strong>and</strong> Nuts Cereals Vegetables Pulses Fodder Commodities Livestock<br />
Figs Rice Beets Lentils Clover Cotton Sheep<br />
Plums Rye Sesame Chick pea Alfalfa Tobacco Cattle<br />
Bananas Wheat Spinach Broad bean Vetch Opium poppy Goats<br />
Dates Barley Radish Flax Donkey<br />
Pears Maize Pumpkin Rape Horse<br />
Peaches Millet Potatoes Sugarcane Bactrian camel<br />
Apricots Lettuce Castor oil plant Dromedary camel<br />
Mulberries Cabbage Water buffalo<br />
Grapes Garlic yak<br />
Pomegranates Leeks Chicken<br />
Apples Turnips Turkey<br />
Quince Asparagus<br />
Oranges Brussels sprouts<br />
Cherries Eggplants<br />
Strawberries Squash<br />
Walnuts Cauliflower<br />
Almonds Garden pea<br />
Pine nuts Onions<br />
Pistachio nuts Mustard<br />
Jujube Cucumbers<br />
Loquat Carrots<br />
Persimmon Watermelons<br />
M<strong>and</strong>arin Melons<br />
Lemon Sunflowers<br />
Quince Artichoke<br />
Tomatoes<br />
Pepper<br />
Broccoli<br />
Cabbage<br />
Grapes.were.probably.first.domesticated.in.Herat..<br />
Currently,.there.are.reported.to.be.72.–.76.local.<br />
varieties. <strong>of</strong>. grapes. in. the. Herat. region. (Oliver.<br />
2004)..Some.<strong>of</strong>.these.Afghan.l<strong>and</strong>races.are.being.<br />
used.by.plant.breeders.in.the.US.to.develop.new.<br />
varieties.(Bohan.2003)..<br />
A.March.2003.livestock.census.carried.out.by.the.<br />
MAIL. <strong>and</strong>. the. FAO. indicated. that. there. are. an.<br />
estimated.3.7.million.cattle,.8.8.million.sheep,.7.3.<br />
million.goats.<strong>and</strong>.177,000.camels.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.<br />
(RAMP.nd)..<br />
There.are.at.least.nine.l<strong>and</strong>races.<strong>of</strong>.sheep.raised.<br />
in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>.(Baluchi,.Panjshir.Gadik,.Wakhan.<br />
Gadik,. Ghiljai,. Hazaragi,. K<strong>and</strong>ahari,. Karakul,.<br />
for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />
Afghan.Arabi.,.<strong>and</strong>.Turki),.eight.breeds.<strong>of</strong>.cattle.<br />
(Afghan.Kabuli,.Badakhshani.Bouy,.Badakhshani.<br />
Dasnier,. K<strong>and</strong>ahari,. Konari,. Shankhansurri,.<br />
Systani. <strong>and</strong>. hybrids. <strong>of</strong>. Friesian,. Jersey. <strong>and</strong>.<br />
Brown. Swiss),. seven. breeds. <strong>of</strong>. goats. (Asmari,.<br />
Kabuli,. K<strong>and</strong>ahari,. Kashmiri,. Rahnama,. Tajjiki,.<br />
<strong>and</strong>. Watani),. six. horse. breeds. (Herati,. Mazari,.<br />
Qatgani,. Turkistani,. Waziri. <strong>and</strong>. Yabu). <strong>and</strong>. four.<br />
varieties. <strong>of</strong>. chickens. (Khasaki,. Kulangi,. Rangin.<br />
<strong>and</strong>.Sabw).(Khan.<strong>and</strong>.Iqbal.nd)..Although.they.<br />
were. not. first. domesticated. in. <strong>Afghanistan</strong>,.<br />
the. wild. progenitors. <strong>of</strong>. domestic. sheep,. goats.<br />
<strong>and</strong>. donkeys. (urial,. wild. goat. <strong>and</strong>. onagers.<br />
respectively).still.exist.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>,.although.<br />
all.are.threatened.with.extinction..<br />
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