About Guar

► Guar or cluster bean is believed to have originated from Africa but it is grown throughout southern Asia. India and Pakistan have distinct advantage of agro-climatic conditions for the cultivation of guar though it is also successfully grown in U.S.A., South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Zaire and Sudan.

► The plant is extremely drought resistant, it is a natural habitat of semi-arid regions with warm and dry weather (summer growing annual legume). The growing season of guar is 14 to 16 weeks, requires moderate flashing rainfall with plenty of sunshine.

► The crop is generally sown after the monsoon rainfall in the second half of July to early August and is harvested in late October till early November.

► The guar industry has evolved from being used for domestic and ruminant feed purpose to finding use in major industries such as pharma and oil.

► The guar industry is poised to grow and develop in future owing to high focus on research in universities and technical institutes of the world. The keen interest of industry, government and community will result in cohesive partnership to foster profitable global value chain of guar gum.