Drugs Statement, Opium Poppy Cultivation and Cropping Season in Afghanistan (2006-2022)

Evidence from the Field: Understanding Changing Levels of Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan

Levels of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan’s provinces and districts rise and fall depending on a range of factors that are not well understood. Declines in cultivation are often attributed to the political commitment of the provincial and local authorities and the role of information campaigns, while the underlying power and economic dynamics that drive these changes receive little atten...

Unsupervised Detection of Opium Poppy Fields in Afghanistan from Eo-1 Hyperion Data Unsupervised Detection of Opium Poppy Fields in Afghanistan from Eo-1 Hyperion Data

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Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Both UNODC and U.S. surveys of opium poppy cultivation indicated a significant increase in cultivation and potential production in 2007, and production and export of synthetic drugs (amphetamine-type stimulants, crystal methamphetamine and Ketamine) from Burma continued unabated. (Note: 2008 UNODC Cultivation Report statistics were not available by our printing deadline.) The significant downwa...

Psychoactive Plants: Opium Poppy, Marijuana, and Cocaine

AFLP Analysis of Opium Poppy

There are several different DNA analysis procedures that have been used to identify and characterize plant Amplified restriction fragment length polymorphic (AFLP) DNA cultivars to determine genetic diversity. Each procedure analysis was performed on leaf samples of 40 accessions of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and two other control genera (Pahas it own requirements, sensitivity, and rel...