US EditionUN Reports Northern Afghanistan Farmers Struggle to Replace Opium Income
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Opium Ban Leaves Afghan Families Without Viable Alternative Incomes, UN Says – KabulNow
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says a new survey conducted in three Afghan provinces shows that the vast majority of families affected by the ban on opium poppy cultivation have not been able to secure sustainable alternative sources of income. In a statement released on Monday (December 29), UNODC said the survey, carried out in Badakhshan, Balkh and Kunduz, found that 85 percent of households have failed to access viable …
UN Says Afghan Farmers Taking Heavy Hit From Opium Poppy Ban - Iran Front Page
Farmers in northern Afghanistan have yet to make up for lost income since the Taliban government banned poppy production for opium three years ago, the United Nations announced on Monday.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday called for a “coordinated and long-term approach to sustainable alternatives” for Afghan opium poppy growers, whose purchasing power has been significantly reduced following the 2022 Taliban-issued narcotics ban. In a statement accompanying a survey of opium poppy growers, from which opium seeds are extracted, UNODC added that climate change is adding additional pressure to growers w…
Farmers in northern Afghanistan struggle to replace lost opium income, UN says
A new United Nations report highlights the economic challenges faced by farmers in northern Afghanistan following bans on opium cultivation. Surveys in Badakhshan, Balkh, and Kunduz provinces show that 85 percent of households have been unable to compensate for lost income, leaving communities in urgent need of economic support. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) noted that in Badakhshan and Balkh provinces, nearly 95 percent of former opi…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says that a new survey in the three provinces of Badakhshan, Balkh and Kunduz shows that 85 percent of families have not been able to find alternative income from poppy cultivation. The organization issued a statement today (Monday, January 29) saying that according to the survey, compliance with the Taliban’s order to ban poppy cultivation in these three provinces remains high. Based on the o…
UN Reports Northern Afghanistan Farmers Struggle to Replace Opium Income
A United Nations report on Monday, December 29, revealed that farmers in northern Afghanistan are struggling to replace income lost from opium cultivation, highlighting urgent economic and livelihood challenges.A new United Nations report reveals that opium farmers in northern Afghanistan are struggling to replace lost income following bans on poppy cultivation. Surveys conducted in Badakhshan, Balkh, and Kunduz provinces show 85 percent of hous…
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