Pistachia khunjuk, wild pistachio of greater Zhob, northeast Balochistan
Pistacia khinjuk. Family: Anacardiaceae. A small tree. Wild pistachio. Found on mountain slopes. Common in Zhob. Pashto name: Shinay شنے in Pashtu. The tree is locally called Wanna and a subtype is called Ozgai.
A tree of Pistachia khunjuk in Kila Saifulah ZhobLeaf of Pistachia khunjuk Fruit of Pistachia khunjuk , locally known as Shney in Pashtu.
POOSSA
A traditional cuisine prepared from the fruit of Pistachia khunjuk is called Poossa. It is made by crushing the fruits/shney and extracting oil. The seed is so finely crushed that a paste of oil and fruit is produced. It is a highly valuable traditional food.
TECHNICAL HELP
Under the community efforts with the name of ASHAR, we are struggling to enrich our homeland with the native flora again. Ashar is a historical and traditional way of Pashtuns’ community of joined effort to fulfill a common task. We are using that code of Pashtunwali to make our homeland rich again with flora, fauna, and microbiome.
We need help, please technically support us by providing techniques to grow our native flora, not only the trees but bushes, shrubs and grasses etc. We want to have a technical team in each commune to establish nurseries of native flora and then to plant in different parts of the region with the community ASHAR.
I’m Ph.D. in Animal Agriculture, currently working as a Technical Manager at Al Ain Farms for Livestock Production, Camel dairying, Alain, UAE. I have performed as a Professor and Dean, at the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences Pakistan (LUAWMS). I work on and write for the subjects of ‘turning camel from a beast of burden to a sustainable farm animal’, agricultural research policies, extensive livestock production systems, desert ecosystems, food security under climate change context, and sustainable use of traditional genetic resources for food and agriculture.
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