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 ...

In a recent treatise on the history of the poppy, Saunders (2013) reflected on the “opium fields of Afghanistan” – a sad twist on the ‘sea of blood’ metaphor. This is an ongoing tale of two common ...

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

Showing results for opium. Search instead for oplum? Papaver (poppy) seed pod close up on the colorful plant blurred background. Lockdown. The white opium latex drops from scratches. A variety of ...

“We’re thankful we were able to gather enough evidence to be granted a warrant prior to the plants reaching ... they believe the opium in this case was being grown to produce doda, an opiate made by ...

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.

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 ...

VIENNA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the Taliban ...

"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 ...