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Balochistan accounts for 70% of the total apple production of Pakistan, and most of it comes from Khad Koocha gardens. The cold weather and clean air of the area is conducive to the production of various varieties of apple. The three famous varieties found in Khad Koocha are Gaja, Torkolu, and Shin.
Where are apricots grown in Pakistan?
Apricot is grown in many parts of Pakistan including the uplands of Baluchistan Province; Parachinar, Hangu, Chitral, Swat, and Hazara Districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province; Pothwar and Murree Hills in Punjab Province; northern Kashmir; and Gilgit, Chilas, and Baltistan in Gilgit-Baltistan.
03-Mar-2019 — Almost 60 percent of peaches, pomegranates, apricots and around 34 percent apples and 70 percent of dates are exported from Balochistan.
Why Quetta(Balochistan) is called fruit Garden of Pakistan?
Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 metres (5,510 feet) above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city. The city is known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan," due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dried fruit products produced there.
Which fruit crop is grown in Balochistan?
Balochistan is also known as Pakistan's Fruit Basket, owing to its abundance of resources. Grapes, cherries, and almonds account for 90% of national production in the province. Balochistan exports about 60% of peaches, pomegranates, apricots, around 34% of apples, and 70% of dates.13-Aug-2021
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Balochistan is situated in the southwest of Pakistan and covers an area of 347,190 square kilometers (134,050 sq mi; 34,719,000 hectares). It is Pakistan’s largest province by area, constituting 44% of the country’s total land mass; but the smallest population, being home to less than 5% of its population. Balochistan province is bordered by Afghanistan to the north and north-west, Iran to the south-west, the Arabian Sea to the south, Punjab and Sindh to the east, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the north-east. Quetta is the capital and largest city of Balochistan.
Pakistan is signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); under the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (Target-11) of CBD, Pakistan is obliged to declare, by 2020, at least 17 percent of territorial and inland water and 10 percent of coastal and marine areas under protected areas (national park, wildlife sanctuary or game reserve, etc.) system. Further Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by UN General Assembly in September 2015 also call for conservation and sustainable use of the forests, wildlife habitats, oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development under its Goal 14 & 15.
At the national level, the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan formulated by the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) specifies actions for expanding of network of protected areas in the country with complete representation of ecosystems and habitats especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity.
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Wildlife Map of Balochistan – forestrypedia
By virtue of its large area, sparse human population and diverse landscape, Balochistan province has the potential of wildernesses for a diverse flora and fauna. The diverse climatic zones have contributed to a set of ecological zones resulting in unique faunal and floral biodiversity; the documented status of species richness in Balochistan is given in the following table:
Where are apricots grown in Pakistan?
Apricot is grown in many parts of Pakistan including the uplands of Baluchistan Province; Parachinar, Hangu, Chitral, Swat, and Hazara Districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province; Pothwar and Murree Hills in Punjab Province; northern Kashmir; and Gilgit, Chilas, and Baltistan in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The fruit baskets of Pakistan - Daily Times
https://dailytimes.com.pk › the-fruit-baskets-of-pakistan03-Mar-2019 — Almost 60 percent of peaches, pomegranates, apricots and around 34 percent apples and 70 percent of dates are exported from Balochistan.
Why Quetta(Balochistan) is called fruit Garden of Pakistan?
Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 metres (5,510 feet) above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city. The city is known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan," due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dried fruit products produced there.
Which fruit crop is grown in Balochistan?
Balochistan is also known as Pakistan's Fruit Basket, owing to its abundance of resources. Grapes, cherries, and almonds account for 90% of national production in the province. Balochistan exports about 60% of peaches, pomegranates, apricots, around 34% of apples, and 70% of dates.13-Aug-2021
A million ton of fruit produced by Balochistan - Sky Marketing
Balochistan is also known as Pakistan’s Fruit Basket, owing to its abundance of resources. Grapes, cherries, and almonds account for 90% of national production in the province. Balochistan exports about 60% of peaches, pomegranates, apricots, around 34% of apples, and 70% of dates. Read...
Wildlife Resources in Balochistan
Balochistan is situated in the southwest of Pakistan and covers an area of 347,190 square kilometers (134,050 sq mi; 34,719,000 hectares). It is Pakistan’s largest province by area, constituting 44% of the country’s total land mass; but the smallest population, being home to less than 5% of its population. Balochistan province is bordered by Afghanistan to the north and north-west, Iran to the south-west, the Arabian Sea to the south, Punjab and Sindh to the east, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the north-east. Quetta is the capital and largest city of Balochistan.
Pakistan is signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); under the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (Target-11) of CBD, Pakistan is obliged to declare, by 2020, at least 17 percent of territorial and inland water and 10 percent of coastal and marine areas under protected areas (national park, wildlife sanctuary or game reserve, etc.) system. Further Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by UN General Assembly in September 2015 also call for conservation and sustainable use of the forests, wildlife habitats, oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development under its Goal 14 & 15.
At the national level, the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan formulated by the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) specifies actions for expanding of network of protected areas in the country with complete representation of ecosystems and habitats especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity.
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- Wildlife Resources in Balochistan
- Protected Areas of Balochistan
- Critically Endangered Ecosystems of Balochistan
Wildlife Resources in Balochistan
By virtue of its large area, sparse human population and diverse landscape, Balochistan province has the potential of wildernesses for a diverse flora and fauna. The diverse climatic zones have contributed to a set of ecological zones resulting in unique faunal and floral biodiversity; the documented status of species richness in Balochistan is given in the following table:
| Particulars | No of Species in Balochistan | No of Species in Pakistan | Endemic Species in Balochistan |
| Fauna | |||
| Mammals | 71 | 174 | 2 |
| Birds | 356 | 668 | 0 |
| Reptiles | 94 | 177 | 7 |
| Amphibians | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| Freshwater fish | 61 | 198 | 8 |
| Flora | |||
| Total Known species of Higher plants | 1500 | 5721 | – |
Important Wild Mammals of Balochistan
- Suleiman Markhor
- Wild Cat
- Chiltan Markhor (Wild goat)
- Common Leopard
- Sindh Ibex
- Asiatic Jackal
- Afghan Urial
- Hyena
- Chinkara Gazelle
- Wolf
- Black Bear
- Honey Badger
Important Bird Species of Balochistan
- Houbara bustard
- Golden eagle
- Cranes sp.
- Falcon ( covers a big range of Species)
- Chucker partridge/Rock partridge
- Finches
- See-see partridge
- Magpie
- Black partridge
- A variety of waterfowls
- Grey partridge
Important Reptiles of Balochistan
- Turkistan rock Gecko (uncommon)
- Reticulate desert lacerta (uncommon and endemic)
- Sharp-tailed spider Gecko ( Rare and endemic)
- Caspian desert lacerta ( Rare)
- Lumsdeni Gecko ( very rare and endemic)
- Chagai desert lacerta (Endemic)
- Whip-tailed sand Gecko ( Endemic)
- Dark headed dwarf racer (Rare)
- Baloch spiny-tailed lizard ( Rare)
- Tartary sand Boa (Rare)
- Mountain Dwarf Gecko ( Rare)
- Spotted desert racer ( Rare)
- Short-toed sand swimmer ( Extremely rare)
- Dark headed gamma snake (Rare)
- Eastern Dwarf skink ( Rare)
- Maynard’s awl-headed snake (Rare and endemic)
- Indian desert Monitor (Endangered)
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