Region · World Bank classification
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Water-limited systems where irrigation is decisive; cereals, dates, olives, and horticulture alongside significant food-import dependence. (This is the World Bank’s current regional grouping, which now includes Afghanistan and Pakistan.)
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Limitations
- Groupings follow World Bank regional classifications, not agroecological zones.
Sources
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Cited for: Regional classification
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- Intergovernmental organization
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- Global
- Accessed:
- 2026-07-12