Growing regions

The Growing Region is our field-meaningful unit — a cultural-geographic area sharing climate, cultural practices and genetics. Browse by continent, then country. Regions that span borders are listed under each relevant country.

Asia

Afghanistan Cambodia China India Iran Laos Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Uzbekistan Vietnam

Cardamom Mountains

     Southeast Asian NLD Landrace Gene Pool

One of Cambodia's historically most important landrace cannabis regions, now in severe decline (2010s→) with local genetics near extinction.

     Critical
     Areas: 4+
     Accessions: 4

Southern Cambodia

     Southeast Asian NLD Landrace Gene Pool

Cambodia’s largest landrace cannabis growing region through the 2010s, now facing extreme decline and near extinction.

     Critical
     Areas: 4+
     Accessions: 20+

Northern Cambodia

     Southeast Asian NLD Landrace Gene Pool

Remote rural areas where older generations still occasionally practice small-scale traditional cultivation, a practice now fading.

     Critical
     Areas: Unknown
     Accessions: 0