The poppy will grow luxuriantly in almost any fine rich soil. It may be sown in hills sufficiently wide apart to admit of cultivation, and harvesting the opium as the Capsules mature. Experiment ...

On the contrary, Vermont opium is condemned as being merely an extract of poppy leaves and stalks, with a little true opium juice, very variable in composition, and wholly unfit to replace the ...

poppy cultivation has practically come to a standstill. For the first time in decades, Myanmar has replaced Afghanistan as the world's largest opium and heroin producer. It would be natural to ...

The Khunti administration is calling on village heads to report instances of poppy cultivation in their regions to combat drug smuggling and protect local farming. Failure to report may result in ...

But this first all-women’s visit to Doi Inthanon is about more than just agriculture. It was designed to give these farmers ...

Asadullah was a prosperous poppy farmer in southern Afghanistan for 20 years until Taliban authorities abruptly began ...

The police have also destroyed six acres of poppy cultivation during the operations which lasted a couple of days, the official said. Opium poppy has been largely used in manufacturing heroin.

[VOA] Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was down sharply last year, according to the United Nations and private sources, but the plants are being grown in most provinces despite a ban imposed ...

Eeven a good crop of beans yields a fraction of the money farmers made from growing poppy for opium Asadullah was a prosperous poppy farmer in southern Afghanistan for 20 years until Taliban ...