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Afghanistan: Why Grow Poppy

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Afghanistan, Development, Governance, Humanitarian Response

Joshua Foust analyzes [1] approaches to the problem of opium production in Afghanistan, and says that addressing opium requires a vast, multi-dimensional approach, combining anti-corruption efforts, a massive influx of money, subsidization of food or other cash crops.