VIENNA (Reuters) - Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the Taliban banned it ...
Myanmar overtook Afghanistan as the world’s largest producer of opium in 2023 – Copyright AFP STR Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar’s remote poppy ...
A dramatic slash in the cultivation of Afghan poppy, used to produce the majority of the world’s heroin, shows the Taliban’s willingness to enforce a ban on a cash crop many farmers rely on as the ...
The hills of Manipur may appear beautiful, but behind the blossoms lie hunger, fear, and loss. Many farmers live in extreme poverty. Communities are breaking up under pressure. It is not just another ...
In a significant move to combat the drug menace and provide sustainable livelihoods, the Churachandpur District Police, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has officially ...
Myanmar is now the world’s largest producer of opium, according to a United Nations report published Tuesday, overtaking Afghanistan as political turmoil drives more people to poppy farming amid the ...
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 20 (Reuters) - Lush green fields hug a canal snaking through the dusty landscape of what was once Afghanistan's breadbasket, feeding off water from a newly restored dam ...
Researchers want to engineer yeast to synthesize various opiates instead of depending on opium poppies to generate them. Poppy farming is a dangerous business that can lead to illicit drug sales and ...
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A displaced resident working in an illegal poppy field in Pekon Township, on the border of ...
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