Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer

PNP DeskDecember 12, 2023September 17, 202404 mins

The southeast Asian country’s opium output has surpassed that of Afghanistan, where the Taliban imposed a ban on its production in April last year – leading to a 95 per cent fall in cultivation, UNODC said. The area under opium cultivation this year is estimated to be 47,100 hectares, up from 40,100 last year, while…

Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey

PNP DeskNovember 5, 2023September 17, 202404 mins

According to the Afghanistan Opium Survey 2023, released by the agency on Sunday, the supply of opium declined by an estimated 95 per cent, falling from 6,200 tons in 2022 to 333 tons in 2023, corresponding to a fall in the area under cultivation, from 233,000 hectares to just 10,800 hectares over the same period….