Table 2 Agro-climatic zones of Pakistan: associated districts and meteorological stations

Rice/Wheat Punjab

Sialkot, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Lahore, Kasur, Narowal, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad

Lahore, Sialkot

Mixed Punjab

Sargodha, Khushab, Jhang, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Okara

Faisalabad, Sargodha

Cotton/Wheat Punjab

Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahimyar Khan, Multan, Vehari, Lodhran, Khanewal, Pakpatan

Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar

Low Intensity Punjab

Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Dera Ismail Khan

Mianwali, Dera Ismail Khan

Barani (Rain-Fed) Punjab

Attock, Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Chakwal

Jhelum, Islamabad

Cotton/Wheat Sindh

Sukkur, Khairpur, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Tharparkar, Nowshehro feroz, Ghotki, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar

Nawabshah, Hyderabad

Rice/Other Sindh

Jacobabad, Larkana, Dadu, Thatta, Badin, Shikarpur, Karachi

Jacobabad, Larkana, Badin, Karachi

Other North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)

All NWFP except Dera Ismail Khan

Dera Ismail Khan

Other Balochistan

All Balochistan

Chaghai, Gwadar, Quetta, Zhob