Nurbekov, AzizBishaw, Zewdie2021-06-022021-06-02Ashir Saparmuratov, Aziz Nurbekov, Zewdie Bishaw. (1/1/2010). Focus on Seed Programs The Seed Industry in Turkmenistan. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/13156Turkmenistan is located in south west Central Asia and lies within 35048’ and 42048’ N and 52027’ and 66041’ E north of the Kopetdag (Gershi) ridge of the Turkmen-Khorasan mountain range between the Caspian sea in the west and Amu Darya river in the east. It is bordered by Kazakhstan (north), Uzbekistan (north east/east), Afghanistan (south-east), Iran (south) and the Caspian Sea (west). The northern and central part of the country is occupied by a sandy desert in the Turan lowlands, the center by the Zaunguz and the south eastern by the Karakum (about 80% of territory). In the south the desert turns into the Kopetdag hills and foothills. Almost 20% of territory is mountainous. Turkmenistan has a total areaPDFCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0seed programsInternal ReportOpen access