The report shows strong growth in Asian markets, with India at 8.8% CAGR, followed by China (8.7%) and South Korea (8.6%).

poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also known as a breadseed or ...

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan spiked by 19 per cent in 2024, covering an estimated 12,800 hectares despite a ban imposed ...

A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, ...

VIENNA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for ...

Catherine Wanjala's small maize farm in western Kenya was suffering. Her crops would stop growing at knee height and her ...

Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium ...

Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation grew in 2024 despite a Taliban-imposed ban, according to a United Nations report. Cultivation increased by an estimated 19 percent this year, the report ...

The Taliban outlawed the cultivation of narcotics nationwide in April 2022, months after sweeping back to power in Afghanistan, which led to a massive decline in opium poppy production.

By contrast, most small farmers were forced to turn their opium into cash immediately in order to recoup their outlays on seeds and fertilizer ... took action against poppy cultivation in May ...

"Despite the increase in 2024, opium poppy cultivation remains far below 2022, when an estimated 232,000 hectares were cultivated," the UNODC said in a statement. Dry opium prices stabilized ...