Similarities of Iranian/Eastern Landraces, The Khyber Pass & Acclimatization

The Hindu Kush, meaning Hindu slaughter or Hindu Killer is a mountain system nearly 1000 miles long and 200 miles wide, running northeast to southwest, and dividing the Amu Darya River Valley and Indus River Valley. It stretches from the Pamir Plateau near Gilgit, to Iran.

The Khyber Pass still constitutes an important strategic gateway and offers a comparatively easy route to the plains of Punjab. The Hindu name of the Hindu Kush mountains was 'Paariyaatra Parvat'

The Khyber pass is a major smuggling route for Opium and Hashish from India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Unlike today, It was common for the peoples of these nations to share seed from their gene pool, and illegal
smuggling activity was the economic livelihood of this region for hundreds of generations. If you study history it's easy to see that the Himalayas are the mother land of the famous charas cultivars.

The moral of the story is this; although members of this region's gene pool have acclimatized to the Iranian landscape, not much has changed. A man can buy seed from Nepal to eastern Afghanistan and enjoy similar traits as those growing in the impoverished regions of Iran. History doesn't lie, and the climate and landscape are too similar for Iran's landraces to be any better than what we now have access to.

Red Khyber

Red Khyber

Red Khyber en el mediterráneo.

you think that in these days it would be still difficult to obtain seeds from farmers in those countries? (iran, afghanista,pakistan, kashmir) ? those are the areas that are not so easy to walk around...

There's Iranian genetics floating around here and there. Expatriates have seeds sent from home.
With America and it's allies in the region Affie seeds are trickling back. More so then in the Taliban days.
Pakistan seeds aren't hard to find. Lots Pakistanis in Britain. It's harder for westerners to travel to certain parts but other parts are open.

so is Iran open as in a safe place to go and try your own luck?

No I don't think so. I'd be careful unless you have family or close friends you can trust.
It applies to many foreign countries ties of family and friends are essential. If people don't know you they won't trust you. Many countries in the middle east have authoritarian governments that encourage people to snitch on each other. So you either get run around in circles, ignored, or snitched on.
It's completely different if you have mutual family and/or friends who trust you. People will go out of their way to make sure your experience is good and you are treated right. Governments can take peoples' freedom but they can't take their pride.

hi, when is harvest month in Iran? cheers