According to the UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2019, opium harvesting provided the equivalent of up to 119,000 full-time ...

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as ...

For those displaced by relentless conflict in the world’s biggest producer of opium, poppy farming offers a fragile lifeline.

Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar's displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fuelling a booming opium ...

Myanmar's police have destroyed 48 acres of opium poppy fields in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily ...

The country's opiate economy — including the value of domestic consumption as well as exports abroad — is estimated to be ...

One kilogramme of opium cost $750 last year, up from $75 just three years ago, compensating sellers for the loss in overall ...

The continued rise in drug production and trafficking from Afghanistan requires immediate and coordinated action. The UNODC meeting represents a critical opportunity for international stakeholders to ...

Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following ...

For farmers displaced by conflict, the hardy poppy is the only thing that keeps them from starving. Read more at straitstimes ...

Pekon (Myanmar) (AFP) – Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren ...

But fleeing conflict zones to farm opium does not guarantee safety. "Military fighter jets are flying over us," said Aung Naing. "We are working in poppy fields with anxiety and fear. We feel unsafe." ...