I'm not going to kid you that if you walk into the jungle, you won't find a single poppy. But it would only be one of a few plants grown by an addict for personal consumption. Commercial cultivation is over. |
In 2001 at this time of year, those hills would have been a sea of pink and white. |
Weaning people off the opium here was not that difficult, because it only yields about 8 kg (18 lb) per hectare. |
Weaning people off the opium here was not that difficult, because it only yields about 8 kg per hectare. |