Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule - UN report

Myanmar opium cultivation surged 33% amid violence, UN finds

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year. as eradication efforts have dropped off and the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade

Myanmar opium farming booming after coup: UN

BANGKOK: Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the United Nations' drugs office said on Thursday (Jan 26), as political and economic turmoil drove farmers to cultivate the crop. The country's economy has been paralysed following the military power grab i

Myanmar opium production surges since coup, UN finds

Conflict and economic hardship force farmers to rely on opium, with poppy cultivation rising by 33% in 2022

Myanmar opium cultivation surged 33% amid violence, UN finds

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations says the production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military’s seizure of power. The cultivation of poppies is up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have dropped off and the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade. The report released Thursday by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime says that in 2022, in the first full growing season…

Opium Cultivation Jumps in Myanmar Amid Post-Coup Crisis, UN Says

As the formal economy has atrophied, black markets and illicit trades have expanded their reach

Myanmar's opium cultivation up 33% after coup

BANGKOK: Opium production in Myanmar has flourished since the country's military seized power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have dropped off and the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday.In 2022, in the first full growing season since the military wrested control of the Southeast Asian nation from the democrat…