HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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it produces about 90 percent of the world’s opium.
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U.S. troops consume most of the opium grown there.
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of the inability to grow maize.
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of the proximity of the Russian market for illicit drugs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Afghanistan has long had a history of opium poppy cultivation and harvest. As of 2021, Afghanistan’s harvest produces more than 90% of illicit heroin globally, and more than 95% of the European supply. More land is used for opium in Afghanistan than is used for coca cultivation in Latin America.
Detailed explanation-2: -Opium poppy plants can be refined to form the the basis for several highly addictive drugs, including heroin. Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Its opium harvest accounts for more than 80% of the world’s supply.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the United Nations, in 2020, Afghanistan accounted for about 85 percent of global opium production. Under the former Republic, the drug trade was Afghanistan’s largest economic sector, providing full-time employment to over half a million people.