Opium Poppy
Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant, grown in gardens. Its native range is probably the eastern Mediterranean, but is now obscured by ancient introductions and cultivation, being naturalized across much of Europe and Asia. This poppy is grown as an agricultural crop on a large scale, for one of three primary purposes. The first is to produce seeds that are eaten by humans, …
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UNAMA: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan · 17 April 2024 English
In 2023, we continued I would like to express my gratitude to the United to grapple with the challenges of upholding our core Nations agencies, our partners from the International …
Baz Mohammad knew he wanted a change. As an opium poppy Across Afghanistan, people like Baz Mohammad …
GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 22 March 2024 English
commodity to other localities, or prompting an increase in the pro. [...] In the past, reduced opium-poppy cultivation in parts of Afghanistan in response to the state or regime policy led to increased …
Farah, Nimroz)37 3 April 2022 Taliban bans opium poppy cultivation and all Opium and heroin trafficking … burgeoning methamphetamine trade. The cultivation of opium poppy had provided one of the few viable livelihood … while moving their operations underg round. Opium poppy cultivation has been reportedly nearly eliminated … unprecedented decline in the cultivation of opium poppy,69 by 95 per cent compared to the previous year … pressure put on farmers to stop cultivating opium poppy rather than from comprehensive eradication campaigns …
ACAPS · 20 March 2024 English
AFGHANISTAN Briefing note15 March 2024 Anticipated impact of delayed and extreme winter precipitation KEY PRIORITIES CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW The combination of late and intense rainfall, lower-than-average seasonal snowfall, and higher-than-average …
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GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 19 March 2024 English
In reference to the severity of the impact of synthetic drug markets, of the 193 states reviewed for the Index a total of 22 were given a score of between …
the cocaine is to coca and heroin is to the opium poppy. cartel, both inside and outside Mexico.30 That … potentially an emergent small-scale cultivator of opium poppy.87 Interviews and price data collected by the … net/analysis/evolving-drug-trends-in-wartime-ukraine/. my-opium-poppy-meth-heroin-trade/. 84 See the heroin data results … com/2023/09/13/taliban-afghanistan-drugs-ban-economy-opium-poppy-meth-heroin-trade/ https://foreignpolicy.com … com/2023/09/13/taliban-afghanistan-drugs-ban-economy-opium-poppy-meth-heroin-trade/ https://foreignpolicy.com …
GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 18 March 2024 English
Arguably, the financial incentives linked to to win the goodwill of the international community and even to appeal to certain demographics, such illicit markets are too large – and too …
ILLICIT ECONOMIES 3 April 2022 Taliban bans opium poppy cultivation and all Opium and heroin traffickingtypes … University of Birmingham, 2024. The cultivation of opium poppy had provided one of the few viable livelihood … 66 food and medication.67 Human rights abuses Opium poppy cultivation has been reportedly nearly eliminated … household compounds and engages a large number of opium poppy,69 by 95 per cent compared to the previous year … challenging, forcing the producers to operate more opium poppy rather than from comprehensive eradication campaigns …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 15 March 2024 English
Figure 1 – Differences and similarities between firearms and trafficked drugs This issue paper will analyze the linkages between firearms and drug trafficking by answering the following main research questions: …
three most widely cultivated drugs – cannabis, opium poppy, and coca bush – can be distinguished by their … cultivation occurs.70 This is in contrast to both opium poppy and the coca bush cultivation, as just three … Limaye, “Inside the Taliban’s war on drugs – opium poppy crops slashed”, BBC News, 6 June 2023. Available …
ACAPS · 15 March 2024 English
This 8.8/10 extremely cold winter resulted in over 160 casualties, killed at least 80,000 could worsen access to essential needs and services for millions of Afghans, heads of livestock, and …
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EMCDDA: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction · 1 March 2024 English
EMCDDA 2024 analysis provides a strategic and top-level summary of European Union (EU) Drug Markets by the EMCDDA and Europol
available data suggest a significant reduction in opium poppy cultivation and heroin production in 2023. This …
APHRC: Africa Population Health Research Center · 19 February 2024 English
The main objectives for the this phase was to test the feasibility of implementing the A LOT-Change model among older adolescents and to establishing the sustainability of the effects of …
a powder obtained from the dried milk of the opium poppy plant. Pure heroin is white, but with impurities …
GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 9 February 2024 English
In Togo, interviews were carried out in the nation’s capital, Lomé, and Cinkassé, a town on the border with Ghana and Burkina Faso and a main transit point for a …
relocation complications for plant-based drugs, like opium poppy, due to the need for an appropriate climate and …
