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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer

Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and widening conflict between the military and armed groups continues to drive farmers towards illicit opium poppy production.

Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan, shows UN survey

Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan, shows UN survey

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.

Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC

Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC

New York: The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly a third amid soaring prices, and despite the multiple humanitarian and economic crises facing the country and it’s Taliban rulers, said the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday.