The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have dropped off and ...

Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the UN's drugs office said Thursday, as political and economic turmoil drove farmers to cultivate the crop.

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the... BANGKOK — The production of opium in Myanmar ...

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have dropped off and ...

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Additionally, the Myanmar government is keen to show the ... The main constraint in opium production is the labor needed at harvest time. The price of hired hands limits the amount to which ...

Myanmar's economy has declined since the coup, with the kyat currency plummeting against the dollar and food and fuel prices spiralling upwards. "Without alternatives and economic stability it is ...

Myanmar has the lowest profits from rice production compared to those achieved by farmers in Asia’s other rice bowls. In 2013-2014, the net margin/profit from producing monsoon rice paddy averaged ...